Trevor Pinnock
Harpsichordist, Conductor
1946 –
Who is Trevor Pinnock?
Trevor David Pinnock CBE is an English harpsichordist and conductor.
He is best known for his association with the period-performance orchestra The English Concert which he helped found and directed from the keyboard for over 30 years in baroque and early classical music. He is a former artistic director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra and founded The Classical Band in New York.
Since his resignation from The English Concert in 2003, Pinnock has continued his career as a conductor, appearing with major orchestras and opera companies around the world. He has also performed and recorded as a harpsichordist in solo and chamber music and conducted and otherwise trained student groups at conservatoires. Trevor Pinnock won a Gramophone Award for his recording of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos with the European Brandenburg Ensemble, an occasional orchestra formed to mark his 60th birthday.
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- Born
- Dec 16, 1946
Canterbury - Also known as
- Trevor David Pinnock
- Pinnock, Trevor
- Parents
- Siblings
- Nationality
- England
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Royal College of Music
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on July 23, 2013
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