Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

April 5, 1929 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

André Previn

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia André George Previn, KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-born American pianist, conductor, and composer. Starting by arranging and composing Hollywood film scores for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Previn was involved in the music for over 50 films over his entire career. He won four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings (and one more for his Lifetime Achievement). He had been the music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Oslo Philharmonic, as well as the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Known For

André Previn - A Bridge between two Worlds

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note

Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

Anne-Sophie Mutter: Mozart Piano Trios K. 502, 542, 548

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6: Andre Previn: Sounds Magnificent

Sounds Magnificent: The Story of the Symphony - Haydn & Mozart