Anthony Inglis (conductor)

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Anthony Inglis, 2018

Anthony Inglis (born 27 June 1952)[1] is a British conductor.

Early years

Inglis was born Anthony Inglis Howard-Williams. He changed his name to avoid a clash:

Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet at the same time.[2]

He was born into an

Fighter Interception Unit.[4][2] His paternal grandfather, Air Commodore E. L. Howard-Williams was a major in the army, before joining the fledgling Royal Flying Corps, the precursor to the RAF. His uncle, Wing Commander Peter Howard-Williams DFC was in 19 Squadron flying out of Duxford during 1940 and flew in The Battle of Britain, and therefore was one of The Few
.

His maternal grandfather was Air Vice-Marshal F. F. Inglis CB CBE and head of RAF Intelligence during World War II and on Adolf Hitler's hit list. He was sent to America by Winston Churchill where he persuaded President Franklin D. Roosevelt to direct the American war against Germany rather than Japan.[5][6]

Anthony is directly descended from Robert Napier of the Napier-Railton cars.[citation needed]

Education

He was first educated at Freston Lodge School in

O Levels including music) and entered the Royal College of Music at an early age.[3]

Early career

On leaving the college, he did a number of music jobs which included being on the music staff for some of Ken Russell's films: Lisztomania and Mahler, plus singing on the cult film The Wicker Man; his is the high tenor heard in the pub scene. He played piano in the West End of London working his way up to being the music director for shows such as My Fair Lady with Anna Neagle and Tony Britton directed by the lyricist of the show Alan Jay Lerner; Oliver! with Ron Moody, the last time he reprised his role; The Two Ronnies with Barker and Corbett; and Irene with Jon Pertwee. Having conducted a season at the London Palladium he decided to pursue his original career: that of a classical conductor.[7]

Career

Inglis conducting the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at the 2005 Melbourne Classical Spectacular
Inglis taking a bow

He has been described as "one of Britain's most popular conductors"

Her Majesty's Theatre. For 15 years he was well known in the UK for his conducting of Classical Spectacular, and in Japan, his series of contemporary anime recordings with the Warsaw Philharmonic regularly featured in the top classical 10. In the world of opera, he has conducted at the Gothenburg opera house. In ballet, he has conducted all three Tchaikovsky ballets for Birmingham Royal Ballet and English National Ballet, and he has been featured more times at London's Royal Albert Hall than anyone else in the building's history.[7]

Royal connections

He has conducted six royal concerts: a dance gala with the

Prince of Wales in aid of farmers and the naming ceremony for Cunard Line's liner, the MS Queen Victoria. The sixth was for the naming ceremony of the newest Cunard liner the MS Queen Elizabeth
in the presence of the Queen.

Recordings

His studio, TV and concert recordings have been broadcast in the UK, Australia, Scandinavia, Europe and the Far East. He has made recent DVD recordings with the

Bournemouth Symphony, Cracow Radio Symphony, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Prague Sinfonia, Netherlands Radio Symphony. In 2005 he conducted the RPO at the largest regular live TV show in Europe called Wetten, dass..?
.

Personal life

Inglis is married and lives by the River Thames in SW London with his wife Jan and three children. Jan's early career was in theatre, performing in the West End, before spending a number of seasons in Stratford and London as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. On starting a family, she retired from the theatre and worked in the education sector . After completing her BA in Education Studies at King's College London, Jan established her own tutoring business.

References

  1. ^ "Anthony Inglis Howard-Williams". Inglis family tree. inglis.uk.com. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b c hermes (10 March 2016). "Lights, saber, music". The Straits Times. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Stephen Hussey and Anthony Inglis: When two conductors collide". Hertfordshire Life. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Jeremy Howard-Williams – Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. September 1995. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Air Vice Marshal F F Inglis". A History of RAF Organisation. rafweb.org. 29 September 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  6. ^ Goddard, Victor (n.d.). "Frank Inglis obituary". Private letter. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  7. ^ a b c d "Famous Residents from Milford on Sea". www.milfordonsea.org. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  8. ^ "An orchestra will be performing seminal scores from Hans Zimmer and John Williams live in Singapore". bandwagon.asia. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anthony_Inglis_(conductor)&oldid=1158168270"