Norman Del Mar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Norman Del Mar

British conductor, horn player, and biographer

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1919

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 06-Feb-1994

Profession: writer, conductor, biographer, university teacher, musicologist, music pedagogue

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Norman René Del Mar CBE (31 July 1919 – 6 February 1994) was a British conductor, horn player, and biographer.
As a conductor, he specialized in the music of late romantic composers; including Edward Elgar, Gustav Mahler, and Richard Strauss.
He left a great legacy of recordings of British music, in particular Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frederick Delius, and Benjamin Britten.
He notably conducted the premiere recording of Britten's children's opera Noye's Fludde.