John Barbirolli Quotes

Sir John Barbirolli was born in London, England. He was a British conductor and cellist. He is remembered above all as conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, which he helped save from dissolution in 1943 and conducted for the rest of his life. Earlier in his career he was Arturo Toscanini's successor as music director of the New York Philharmonic, serving from 1936 to 1943. He was also chief conductor of the Houston Symphony from 1961 to 1967. Late in his career he made several recordings of operas, of which his 1967 set of Puccini's Madama Butterfly for EMI is probably the best known. He studied at Trinity College of Music and Royal Academy of Music. Among Barbirolli's state awards were a British knighthood in 1949 and Companion of Honour in 1969.