David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)
David Matthias Lloyd-Jones (19 November 1934 – 8 June 2022)[1][2] was a British conductor who specialised in British and Russian music. In 1978 he was a co-founder of Opera North, conducting 50 productions during the 12 years he was there, and was also an editor and translator, especially of Russian operas.[3]
Biography
Lloyd-Jones was born in
Early career and Sadlers Wells
Lloyd-Jones began his career in 1959 as a répétiteur at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. He made his professional conducting debut in 1961 with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. He conducted the New Opera Company from 1961 to 1964. He continued to build his reputation as a freelance conductor for orchestral and choral concerts. He also conducted for BBC broadcasts and TV studio opera productions.[5]
In 1972 he was appointed Assistant Music Director at Sadlers Wells Opera (now
Opera North
Lloyd-Jones founded and became the first Music Director of Opera North in 1978, forming its orchestra, the English Northern Philharmonia (now the
He also conducted orchestral concerts for Opera North, including at festivals in France and Germany.[5] He stepped down from the position of Music Director in 1990.
Other engagements and activities
Lloyd-Jones conducted at the Royal Opera House, Welsh National Opera and Scottish Opera and at the Wexford, Cheltenham, Edinburgh and Leeds Festivals. He was Music Director of the Bradford Festival Choral Society. He also appeared in major cities throughout Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Israel, Japan, Australia and the Americas.
In the recording studio, Lloyd-Jones specialised in British and Russian music, often for Hyperion and Naxos.[5] He conducted the first commercial recordings of Constant Lambert's Summer's Last Will and Testament, released in 1992, and Tiresias in 1999. There are many other notable recordings, including ballet scores such as Vaughan Williams's Job and Arthur Bliss's Checkmate, and symphonic cycles by William Alwyn, Arnold Bax and Alan Rawsthorne.[6]
As an editor, he produced a revised edition and translation of
Family
He married Carol (Carolyn) Whitehead in 1964, and there were two sons and a daughter. His wife died in 2016.[3]
Awards
In 1986 Lloyd-Jones was granted an honorary Doctor of Music of the University of Leeds, and in 2007 he was awarded honorary membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society, where he was a member of the Council.
References
Notes
- ^ a b 'David Lloyd-Jones, 1934-2022', Opera North tribute
- ^ David Lloyd-Jones, co-founder of Leeds-based Opera North – obituary
- ^ a b c d Nice, David. Obituary, in The Guardian, 12 July, 2022
- ^ Anderson, Colin. "Insights and Ideas from Conductor David Lloyd-Jones", Fanfare Magazine, January/February 2006
- ^ a b c David Lloyd-Jones profile at BachCantatas.com
- ^ for instance, Bax, Symphony No 7, Naxos 8.557145 (2003), reviewed by MusicWeb International
- ^ Lamb, Andrew. "H.M.S. Pinafore, or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor", Music Library Association – Notes, Vol. 61, No. 2, December 2004, p. 533
- ^ Raymond J Walker, From MusicWeb International Archived 6 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine on arkivmusic.com
Sources
- Adam, Nicky (Ed.), Who's Who in British Opera. Scolar Press, 1993. ISBN 0-85967-894-6
- Warrack, John, and Ewan West (1992). The Oxford Dictionary of Opera. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-869164-5.)
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External links
- David Lloyd-Jones discography at Hyperion
- David Lloyd-Jones discography at Discogs
- David Lloyd-Jones at IMDb
- Extensive 2006 interview with Lloyd-Jones
- A Discussion with David Lloyd-Jones
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