Awards & Winners

Sir Andrew Davis

Date of Birth 02-February-1944
Place of Birth Ashridge
(United Kingdom)
Nationality United Kingdom
Also know as Andrew Davis, A. Davis, Davis, Andrew, Andrew Frank Davis, Sir Andrew Frank Davis CBE
Profession Conductor, Music Director
Sir Andrew Frank Davis CBE is a British conductor. He is currently music director and principal conductor of Lyric Opera of Chicago, chief conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and conductor laureate of both the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Born in Ashridge, Hertfordshire to Robert J. Davis and his wife Florence J., Davis grew up in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, and in Watford. Davis attended Watford Boys' Grammar School, where he studied classics in his sixth form years. His adolescent musical work included playing the organ at the Palace Theatre, Watford. Davis studied at the Royal College of Music and King's College, Cambridge where he was an Organ Scholar, graduating in 1967. He later studied conducting in Rome with Franco Ferrara. Davis's first major post was as associate conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, beginning in 1970. In 1975, he became music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He held the post until 1988, and then took the title of Conductor Laureate with the TSO. In 1988, Davis became music director at Glyndebourne, where he met the American soprano Gianna Rolandi, who became his third wife. Davis concluded his Glyndebourne tenure in 2000. In 1989, Sir John Drummond appointed Davis as chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. During his BBC SO tenure, Davis restored the tradition established by Malcolm Sargent of the chief conductor of the BBC SO conducting the Last Night of The Proms. He was noted for his humorous Last Night speeches, including giving two speeches after the Major-General's patter song from The Pirates of Penzance, but he also more seriously addressed the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, Mother Teresa, and Sir Georg Solti in his 1997 Last Night speech. Davis stepped down as the BBC SO's chief conductor in 2000 and now holds the title of conductor laureate of the BBC SO.

Awards by Sir Andrew Davis

Check all the awards nominated and won by Sir Andrew Davis.

2011


Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1

2008


Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Elgar Violin Concertos

1996


Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance
Honored for : Ben Heppner Sings Richard Strauss

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance Ben Heppner Sings Richard Strauss

1989


Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Handel: Messiah

1988


Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Brit Award for Best Classical Recording Tippett: The Mask Of Time

1986


Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment
Honored for : Holst: The Planets

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Holst: The Planets

1985


Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year - Solo or Chamber Ensemble Pachelbel Cannon and Other Digital Delights

1984


Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year - Solo or Chamber Ensemble Andrew Davis Plays the Organ at Roy Thomson Hall
Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year - Solo or Chamber Ensemble Sibelius: Symphony #2

1980


Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year - Solo or Chamber Ensemble The Nutcracker Suite

1979


Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year - Solo or Chamber Ensemble Janá?ek: Taras Bulba