Sir Charles Mackerras
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Sir Charles Mackerras was a renowned Australian-born conductor celebrated for his interpretations of Czech music and Baroque repertoire, and for his influential work with major orchestras and opera companies worldwide.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Charles Mackerras canonical | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Australian musician
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human ⓘ opera conductor ⓘ orchestral conductor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of Australia
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Gramophone Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight Bachelor ⓘ Order of Merit (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1925-11-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Schofields, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Australia
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2010-07-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal College of Music
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Sydney Conservatorium of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mackerras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Baroque music
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Czech music ⓘ classical music ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| genre | classical ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasChild | Catherine Mackerras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Czech musical tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Sir Charles Mackerras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historically informed performance practice
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interpretations of Czech repertoire ⓘ performances of Baroque music ⓘ performances of Janáček ⓘ performances of Mozart ⓘ |
| notableWork |
recordings of Handel operas and oratorios
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recordings of Janáček operas ⓘ recordings of Mozart symphonies with the Prague Chamber Orchestra ⓘ |
| occupation |
conductor
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musicologist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
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music director of the English National Opera ⓘ principal conductor of the English National Opera ⓘ principal conductor of the Welsh National Opera ⓘ principal guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic ⓘ principal guest conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ principal guest conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra ⓘ |
| residence | London, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Judy Mackerras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Václav Talich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Berlin Philharmonic
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Czech Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ English National Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ Glyndebourne Festival Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Opera House, Covent Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Philharmonic Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Chamber Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienna Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ Welsh National Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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