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Stanford Robinson (conductor) |
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| Stanford Robinson was born in Leeds in 1904 and died at Brighton in 1984. After studying at the Royal College of Music he joined the BBC in 1924 where he remained as a staff conductor until 1966. From 1936 he was responsible for studio opera and made many distinguished radio and TV broadcasts and recordings. He made his Covent Garden début in 1937 and appeared in several other venues at home and abroad. Also a composer of light music, his main claim to fame must be his major contribution to the BBC’s musical reputation. | |