CONDUCTOR

Colin Davis

1927 - 2013

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Sir Colin Rex Davis (25 September 1927 – 14 April 2013) was an English conductor, 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. Davis studied as a clarinetist, but was intent on becoming a conductor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Colin Davis has received more than 279,064 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Colin Davis is the 47th most popular conductor (down from 41st in 2019), the 1,923rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,631st in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Conductor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Colin Davis ranks 47 out of 128. Before him are Charles Munch, Riccardo Chailly, John Barbirolli, Lovro von Matačić, Antal Doráti, and Thomas Beecham. After him are Semyon Bychkov, José Antonio Abreu, Karel Ančerl, Günter Wand, Leo Borchard, and Victor de Sabata.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Colin Davis ranks 148. Before him are Allan Kaprow, Gae Aulenti, William Labov, Roger Walkowiak, Stanisław Kania, and Christian Marquand. After him are Gerry Mulligan, Tom Bosley, Neil Simon, Vittorio Gregotti, Patti Page, and Paul Volcker. Among people deceased in 2013, Colin Davis ranks 161. Before him are Pyotr Bolotnikov, Eiji Toyoda, Clive Burr, Elmore Leonard, Ronnie Biggs, and Hilary Koprowski. After him are Georges Descrières, Jean Vincent, Eero Mäntyranta, Patti Page, Tom Sharpe, and Francis Hong Yong-ho.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Colin Davis ranks 1,923 out of 8,785. Before him are Gerald Gardner (1884), Mary Cartwright (1900), Arthur Tansley (1871), Prince William of Gloucester (1941), Mary Hopkin (1950), and Julian Lennon (1963). After him are George Whitefield (1714), Cynric (450), John A. Macdonald (1815), Eddie Irvine (1965), Tobias Smollett (1721), and Peter Yates (1929).

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Among CONDUCTORS In United Kingdom

Among conductors born in United Kingdom, Colin Davis ranks 6. Before him are Leopold Stokowski (1882), John Eliot Gardiner (1943), Simon Rattle (1955), John Barbirolli (1899), and Thomas Beecham (1879). After him are Eugene Aynsley Goossens (1893), Jeffrey Tate (1943), Adrian Boult (1889), Antonio Pappano (1959), Henry Wood (1869), and Raymond Leppard (1927).

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