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Kenneth Montgomery
p, *1943 GB, Belfast
Musician / Conductor of Classical
Kenneth Montgomery OBE (born 1943, Belfast) is a British conductor, the only child of Lily and Tom Montgomery. His upbringing was in Wandsworth Parade and he attended the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. His musical studies were at the Royal College of Music. He studied with Sir Adrian Boult, and later continued to study conducting with Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Sergiu Celibidache, and Sir John Pritchard. His early conducting engagements included work at Glyndebourne Festival Opera, as an assistant conductor, assistant choral conductor and rehearsal pianist. He later served on the conducting staff at Sadler's Wells Opera.
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Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: Sinfonia. "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" on Essential Wedding by Various Artists Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314: I. Allegro aperto on Mozart: Oboe Concerto & Other Works with Oboe by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Frank de Bruine, Orchestra Of The 18th Century & Kenneth Montgomery Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314: III. Rondo. Allegretto on Mozart: Oboe Concerto & Other Works with Oboe by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Frank de Bruine, Orchestra Of The 18th Century & Kenneth Montgomery Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314: II. Andante ma non troppo on Mozart: Oboe Concerto & Other Works with Oboe by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Frank de Bruine, Orchestra Of The 18th Century & Kenneth Montgomery Handel in the Strand on Grainger: Famous Folk Settings by Percy Grainger, Kenneth Montgomery, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Moray Welsh & Philip Martin Country Gardens on Grainger: Famous Folk Settings by Percy Grainger, Kenneth Montgomery, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Moray Welsh & Philip Martin Maria Padilla, IGD 50: Act 1. "Sola tu comprender puoi"... Cabaletta: "Sorridi, o caro amato" on Donizetti: Maria Padilla by Gaetano Donizetti, Janet Price & Kenneth Montgomery Spoon River on Grainger: Famous Folk Settings by Percy Grainger, Kenneth Montgomery, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Moray Welsh & Philip Martin Maria Padilla, IGD 50: Act 2. Cavatina e Duetto: "Il sentiero di mia vita" on Donizetti: Maria Padilla by Gaetano Donizetti, Janet Price & Kenneth Montgomery Handel: Saul, HWV 53, Act 3, Scene 5: Dead March on Essential Handel by George Frideric Handel & Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16 / Ballade In G Minor / Lyric Pieces | Alexey Zuev, Orchestra Of The 18th Century, Kenneth Montgomery, Edvard Grieg | 2016 | Album |
| Moonshadow Sunshadow | Vanessa Lann - Ivo Janssen, Esther Hoppe, Guy Livingston, Isabel Ettenauer, Liza Ferschtman, Eleonore Pameijer, Tomoko Mukaiyama, Ensemble Present / Jurjen Hempel, Radio Kamerorkest / Kenneth Montgomery | 2015 | Album |
| Grieg - Two Elegiac Melodies | Edvard Grieg / Dag Wirén / Carl Nielsen / Paul Tortelier, Northern Sinfonia / Kenneth Montgomery, Bournemouth Sinfonietta | 2013 | Compil. |
| Concerto For Cello And Orchestra, Trois Danses, Ballade For Cello And Chamber Orchestra, Passacaille For String Orchestra | Frank Martin – Quirine Viersen, Henk Swinnen, Kerstin Scholten, Radio Kamerorkest, Kenneth Montgomery | 2005 | Album |
| Famous Folk-Settings | Percy Grainger, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Kenneth Montgomery | 1991 | Album |
| Sinfonias | Johann Christian Bach - Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Kenneth Montgomery | 1978 | Album |
| The Popular Mr. Händel | Georg Friedrich Händel, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Kenneth Montgomery | 1977 | Album |
| Symphonies | Thomas Arne, Samuel Wesley, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Kenneth Montgomery | 1976 | Album |
| Serenade For Strings | Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Kenneth Montgomery | 1976 | Album |
| Orazi e Curiazi | Giuseppe Saverio Mercadante, Janet Price, Christian Du Plessis, Malcom King, Kenneth Montgomery, Richard Greager, Bonaventura Bottone, Philip Griffits | 1975 | Album |
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