A Tribute to Sir Andrew Davis (1944-2024)

John Francis
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Published 2024-05-02
Sir Andrew Davis was President of The Ralph Vaughan Williams Society from 2015 until his death on Saturday, 20 April 2024. On behalf of The Ralph Vaughan Williams Society, Andrew Green talks to three people who knew and worked closely with him: Alastair Hume, Sir Nicholas Kenyon and Andrew Keener.
All Comments (14)
  • @rrickarr
    Great musical moments with him with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
  • @iftekherahmad3376
    A great musician and a conductor. Will be greatly missed. Rest In Peace.
  • @robertparry4331
    THANK YOU JOHN FOR A WONDERFUL TRIBUTE TO A GREAT CONDUCTOR WHO DID SO MUCH FOR BRITISH MUSIC.ON U-TUBE THERE IS A TRANCENDENT PERFORMANCE OF THE 5th SYMPHONY OF R.V.W.FROM GERMANY.THANK YOU ANDREW.
  • @bryangl1
    Sir Andrew's passing is a great loss to music. His period as Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony is a much-treasured memory of that time in the history of our orchestra. A significant chapter in that great musical career, a career that spanned so much, and gave so much to the world.
  • @peterwilliams8283
    Thank you John. You do so much for the Society and I am so very grateful.
  • @hallingerman2168
    Truly a wonderful conductor who leaves many memorable recordings behind him. Among my favorites are his earlier magnetic and glory-filled Handel Messiah in Toronto, his mystical Vaughan-Williams Tallis Fantasia in Gloucester Cathedral (on youtube), and his earlier Elgar Enigma Variations on Lyrita (note the impact of the powerful organ in the finale). I loved his enthusiasm and twinkling eyes as he conducted. Every blessing be upon him. Grateful for his gifts and the devotional spirit that he was able to bring through in the music. Thank you, Andrew Green and guests.
  • @lawrencechalmers5432
    He did one of the best recordings of the Durufle and Faure Requiems with the Philharmonia which surprisingly got little attention.
  • @rongrames6858
    Nicely done set of interviews with some legends of British music-making! Thank you, Andrew.
  • @271250cl
    Thanks for this very nice tribute, John.
  • @rvwrocks
    What a lot of Andrews! And a lovely tribute to this great servant to music. It was especially thrilling to hear his organ playing in the recording of the Sinfonia Antartica - it was news to me, and this is the piece of RVW's music that I play or recommend to anyone peddling all the old spiel about ruminating cattle. It was good to hear so much about Job, too, which seems sadly to have fallen out of fashion at the Proms. But the London is in - roll on 13th August! Thanks to all from the Society.
  • @brettjohnson8390
    This is a marvellous, most welcome, tribute - triple tribute. Thank you John and Society.
  • @sophelet
    Rest in peace, Sir Andrew. Sincere condolences to his son, composer and singers Ed Frazier Davis.