Raymond Gubbay

Raymond Jonathan Gubbay,

Bejart Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre.^[2]

In partnership with the

Madam Butterfly, Romeo and Juliet, The Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake, in partnership with English National Ballet

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Gubbay is an Honorary Fellow of both the

Trinity College of Music, London. He is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He was appointed a CBE in June 2001, and currently lives in London

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Early years

Gubbay was born in

Jewish household, the son of an accountant.^[3] In 1966, he founded Raymond Gubbay Ltd. and began presenting concerts with three or four singers and a pianist at small halls and theatres. Gubbay began promoting in London in 1968, first on the South Bank (at the newly opened Queen Elizabeth Hall) and later at the Royal Festival Hall. He also promoted in the early 1970s at the Royal Albert Hall

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The opening of the Barbican Centre in 1982 allowed him to expand the number of London concerts. His "Teddy Bears" concerts introduced young children to the concert hall in an informal and light-hearted way. At the Royal Festival Hall, he has presented concerts including the four-concert Fiftieth Birthday series by Itzhak Perlman.

In December 1991, Gubbay presented a

Cavalleria Rusticana, and Pagliacci; and, with English National Ballet, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, and The Sleeping Beauty

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