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Celebrating television's This Is Your Life
Sir Andrew DAVIS CBE (1944-2024)
THIS IS YOUR LIFE – Andrew Davis, conductor, was surprised by Michael Aspel while rehearsing for his final concert with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Andrew, who was born in Hertfordshire, studied at the Royal Academy of Music and King's College, Cambridge, where he was an organ scholar before taking up conducting. His first prominent post was as associate conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, which he joined in 1970.
Since then, he has been the artistic leader at several of the world's most distinguished opera and symphonic institutions, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Opera and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. His diverse repertoire ranges from Baroque to contemporary and spans the symphonic, operatic and choral worlds pioneering new works and popularising the classics.
"Well you know, you're absolutely right because this is my life!"
programme details...
- Edition No: 1062
- Subject No: 1037
- Broadcast date: Thu 18 Jan 2001
- Broadcast time: 8.00-8.30pm
- Recorded: Sat 9 Sep 2000
- Venue: BBC Television Centre
- Series: 41
- Edition: 9
- Code name: Prom
on the guest list...
- Hugh Wood
- Anthony Payne
- Stephen Jackson
- Michael Davis
- Nicholas Kenyon
- Gianna Rolandi Davis - wife
- Edward - son
- Bob - father
- Gill - sister
- Martin - brother
- Tim - brother
- John Streets
- Gerald Harter
- Mick Wilson
- Ian Reynolds
- Barry Laine
- Roger McGraw
- Dave Atkins
- Sir David Willcocks
- Alastair Hume
- Brian Kay
- Walter Homburger
- Robert Tear
- Catherine Wyn-Rogers
- Willard White
- Terry Waite Filmed tributes:
- Kiri Te Kanawa
- Elizabeth Soderstrom
- Evelyn Glennie
- Sir John Drummond
production team...
- Researcher: Kate Greer
- Writer: Joe Steeples
- Director: John Gorman
- Associate Producer: Helen Gordon-Smith
- Executive Producer: John Longley
- Series Producer: Jack Crawshaw
- Producer: Sue Green
- names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life
Screenshots of Andrew Davis This Is Your Life
Series 41 subjects
Matthew Pinsent | Todd Carty | Vinnie Jones | Donald Woods | Linda Lusardi | Dorothy Tutin | Paula Tilbrook | John HumphrysAndrew Davis | James Ellis | Sue Jenkins | Geoffrey Hughes | John van Weenen | Charles Dance | Mick Channon
Jonathan Ross | Simon Rouse | Midge Ure | John Barnes | Paul Jones | Patrick Robinson | Jim Shekhdar
Valerie Singleton | Darren Gough | Kevin Woodford | Richard Stilgoe