Constant Lambert

English composer and conductor (London - August 23, 1905 / London - August 21, 1951). He was born the son of the Russian-born Australian painter George Washington Thomas Lambert in London. Isolated in infirmaries for long spells as a child due to poor health, Lambert used this time to read voraciously and intensively study music. Constant Lambert was one of the most gifted musicians of his generation. Father of Who-Manager Kit Lambert