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David Measham

acg, vn, 1937-2005 AU
Singer / Musician / Conductor of Classical
A.k.a. David Michael Lucian Measham

David Michael Lucian Measham (1 December 1937 – 6 February 2005) was a British-Australian conductor and violinist.Measham was born in Nottingham, England, to a musical family. His father, Lester, had trained as an opera singer and his mother, Joan, was a pianist. He began violin studies at age 7, and first conducted at age 13. He attended the Mundella Grammar School (Nottingham), and later the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, where he studied with Norman Del Mar. He then became a section violinist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He served with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra as co-leader (1963–1967) alongside John Georgiadis. He became principal second violin with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) in 1967 following Neville Marriner's departure.

     
Instruments
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Violin
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
  • Folk
Popular Tracks   
Morning Mood on The Essential James Galway by James Galway
Clair de lune on The Essential James Galway by James Galway
Dreamers (from "Jean") on Nocturne by James Galway
Waltzing Matilda on The Essential James Galway by James Galway
Nocturne in E-Flat, Op. 9, No. 2 on Nocturne by James Galway
Pan and the Birds on Nocturne by James Galway
I Know Now (from "Robert and Elizabeth") on The Pachelbel Canon And Others by James Galway
Jamaican Rumba on The Pachelbel Canon And Others by James Galway
Berceuse on Nocturne by James Galway
The Carnival Is Over on The Pachelbel Canon And Others by James Galway

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Band Members
Discography


Title Artist Year Type
The Transposed HeadsGerald English, Michael Leighton Jones, Genty Stevens, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham, Peggy Glanville-Hicks1994Album
Symphony No. 1 / Essays For Orchestra Nos. 1 And 2 & Night FlightSamuel Barber - The London Symphony Orchestra, David Measham1991Album
Violin Concerto / Piano ConcertoEdmund Rubbra, Carl Pini / John Ireland, Geoffrey Tozer, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, David Measham1986Album
Requiem, Op 39Wilfred Josephs, Robert Dawe, Adelaide String Quartet, Adelaide Chorus, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Measham1984Album
Pastoral Symphony / Variations On A Theme Of BeethovenWilfred Josephs - Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Measham1983Album
In RecitalBruce Martin, West Australian Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Measham1983Album
Prelude And Dances From The Prince Of The Pagodas / Eight British & Five French Folk SongsBenjamin Britten - Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Gerald English, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham1982Album
Symphony No. 1Sir Eugene Goossens - David Measham, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra1980Album
On Wenlock Edge / Suite: The Overlanders / Epic MarchRalph Vaughan Williams, John Ireland - Gerald English, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham1980Album
Violin Concerto, Music For A Scene From Shelley, Knoxville: Summer Of 1915Samuel Barber, Ronald Thomas, Molly McGurk, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham1978Album
150 Years - The History Of Western Australia In Story And SongJohn Aitken - Nick Melidonis - West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham1978Album
Miaskovsky Symphony No. 21 / Kabalevsky Symphony No. 2Nikolai Myaskovsky, Dmitry Kabalevsky, David Measham, New Philharmonic Orchestra1977Album
Symphony No. 1 / Essays For Orchestra Nos. 1 And 2 & Night FlightSamuel Barber - The London Symphony Orchestra, David Measham1976Album
Skies Of AmericaOrnette Coleman, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By David Measham1972Album
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