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John Pritchard (conductor)
English conductor
Sir John Michael Pritchard, CBE (born Stanley Frederick Pritchard, 5 February 1921 – 5 December 1989) was an English conductor.
He was known for his interpretations of Mozart operas and for his support of contemporary music.
Life and career
Pritchard was born in Walthamstow, Essex, to a musical family.
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His father, Albert Edward Pritchard, was a violinist with the London Symphony Orchestra. The young Pritchard was educated at the Monoux School and studied violin, piano, and conducting in Italy.[1]
Pritchard, as a conscientious objector, refused to serve in the Second World War, but was in any case unfit on medical grounds.
In 1943 he took over the semi-professional Derby String Orchestra and was its principal conductor until 1951. He joined the music staff of Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1947 and was appointed chorus master in 1949. He remained associated with Glyndebourne for most of his career, as conductor, music