Colin Davis - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	25-September-1927
Place of Birth	Weybridge (England, United Kingdom, Surrey)
Nationality	England
Also know as	Sir Colin Davis, Colin Rex Davis, Davis, Colin, Sir, Sir Colin Rex Davis
Profession	Conductor, Clarinetist
Sir Colin Rex Davis, CH, CBE was an English conductor best known for his association with the London Symphony Orchestra, having first conducted it in 1959. His repertoire was broad, but among the composers with whom he was particularly associated were Mozart, Berlioz, Elgar, Sibelius, Stravinsky and Tippett. He studied as a clarinettist, but was intent on becoming a conductor. After struggles as a freelance conductor from 1949 to 1957, he gained a series of appointments with orchestras including the BBC Scottish Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. He also held the musical directorships of Sadler's Wells Opera and the Royal Opera House, where he was principal conductor for over fifteen years. His guest conductorships included the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic and the Staatskapelle Dresden, among many others. As a teacher, Davis held posts at the Royal Academy of Music, London, and the Hochschule fÃ¼r Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden. He made his first gramophone recordings in 1958, and his discography over the next five decades was extensive, with a large number of studio recordings for Philips Records and a substantial catalogue of live recordings for the London Symphony Orchestra's own label.

Awards by Colin Davis

Check all the awards nominated and won by Colin Davis.

2013

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance	Berlioz: Grande Messe Des Morts

2008

Classical Brit Award for Male Artist of the Year

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance	Tippett: A Child Of Our Time

2007

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design

Honored for : Dexter

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design	Dexter

2005

Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Honored for : Verdi: Falstaff

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording	Verdi: Falstaff

2002

Classical Brit Award for Male Artist of the Year

2001

Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Honored for : Les Troyens (Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden feat. cond: Sir Colin Davis)

Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

Honored for : Les Troyens (Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden feat. cond: Sir Colin Davis)

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording	Les Troyens (Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden feat. cond: Sir Colin Davis)

1985

Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Brit Award for Best Classical Recording	Die Zauberflöte (Staatskapelle Dresden feat. conductor: Sir Colin Davis)
Brit Award for Best Classical Recording	Britten\u2019s The Turn of the Screw \u2013 Royal Opera House Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis

1979

Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Honored for : Britten: Peter Grimes (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden feat. tenor: Jon Vickers, soprano: Heather Harper, baritone: Jonathan Summers, conductor: Sir Colin Davis)

(Producer, Conductor)

Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording	Britten: Peter Grimes (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden feat. tenor: Jon Vickers, soprano: Heather Harper, baritone: Jonathan Summers, conductor: Sir Colin Davis)

1978

Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera	Musical Director, The Royal Opera

1975

Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Honored for : Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte

(Artist, Producer)

Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording	Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte

1974

Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Honored for : La damnation de Faust (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Ambrosian Singers & Wandsworth School Boys' Choir feat. conductor: Sir Colin Davis)

(Artist)

Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance	La damnation de Faust (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Ambrosian Singers & Wandsworth School Boys' Choir feat. conductor: Sir Colin Davis)

1972

Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Honored for : Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini

(Artist)

Nominations 1972 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording	Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini

1971

Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Honored for : Berlioz: Requiem

(Artist, Choir Directors)

Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance	Berlioz: Requiem

1970

Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

Honored for : Berlioz: Les Troyens

(Producer, Artist)

Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Honored for : Berlioz: Les Troyens

(Producer, Artist)

Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album	Berlioz: Les Troyens

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