Obituary: Legendary Conductor Roger Norrington Dies at 91

(Credit: Manfred Esser) On July 18, 2025, English Conductor Sir Roger Norrington died at the 91. Norrington was born in Oxford on March 16, 1934, and studied at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Dragon School, Oxford, Westminster School, Clare College, Cambridge, and the Royal College of Music. He was a Violin player and worked as a tenor through {…}

Nov 9, 2021

Sir Roger Norrington Announces Final Performance

Sir. Roger Norrington has announced that he will retire from conducting. The British conductor announced that his all-Haydn concert on Nov. 18 with the Royal Northern Sinfonia and soprano Susan Gritton will be his last appearance on the podium. In a press release, the orchestra noted that the “Royal Northern Sinfonia is celebrating not only the music of Haydn but {…}

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Obituary: Legendary Conductor Roger Norrington Dies at 91

Sir Roger Norrington Announces Final Performance