Lawrence Leonard

Classical cellist, conductor, composer & arranger, Professor of Conducting, and author. Born 22 August 1923 - Died 4 January 2001. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music and the École Normale de Musique de Paris. His musical career began at age 16, as an orchestral cellist with the London Symphony Orchestra (1949-1951]. Co-founder of the Goldsbrough Orchestra. From 1968 to 1973, he was Music Director of The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. In 1971, he conducted the Edmonton Symphony in a concert featuring the British rock band Procol Harum, which was recorded and released commercially (Live). In later years, he was Professor of Conducting at The Guildhall School Of Music & Drama (for five years) and Morley College (in the 1980s). His second wife was Katharina Wolpe. Cousin of [a1193699].