Basil Cameron (born August 18, 1884 in Reading, Berkshire, died June 26, 1975 in Leominster) was an English conductor. August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Reading is a town and a unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) in the English county of Berkshire. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Location within the British Isles For the town of Leominster, Massachusetts, see Leominster, Massachusetts. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked... See Conductor for other possible uses of the word. ...

Cameron started his career on the violin, studying with Joseph Joachim and Leopold Auer in Berlin. He then became a violinist in the London Symphony Orchestra. In 1912, he began conducting at the seaside resort of Torquay. He used the name "Hindenburg" because he believed that his audiences would be more impressed by a conductor with a German name. He led festivals of Wagner and Richard Strauss with the Torquay orchestra, which brought him to prominence in the English musical scene. The violin is a bowed stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart, the lowest being the G just below middle C. It is the smallest and highest-tuned member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello. ... Joseph Joachim Joseph Joachim (June 28, 1831 – August 15, 1907) was a violinist, conductor and composer. ... Leopold Auer Leopold Auer (June 7, 1845 – July 15, 1930) was a Hungarian violinist, teacher, conductor and composer. ... (help· info) is the capital city and a state of Germany. ... The London Symphony Orchestra (frequently abbreviated to LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Location within the British Isles Torquay Pavilion, with St Johns Church in the background. ... Wagner may refer to more than one place in the United States: Wagner, South Dakota Wagner, Wisconsin Wagner may refer to more than one person: Richard Wagner, German composer Cosima Wagner, daughter of Franz Liszt and wife of Richard Wagner Heinrich Leopold Wagner, dramatist and author John Peter Honus Wagner... Richard Strauss (June 11, 1864 – September 8, 1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. ...

During World War I Cameron served in the British army (abandoning his German pseudonym), putting a break on his conducting career. After the war Cameron led orchestras in many other British resorts. Laudatory reviews by George Bernard Shaw and Percy Grainger increased his renown. ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to his or her legal name. ... G. Bernard Shaw (he hated the George, which was his fathers first name, and never used it, either personally or professionally) (July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950) was an Irish playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. ... Percy Aldridge Grainger (8 July 1882 – 20 February 1961) was an Australian-born pianist, composer, and champion of the saxophone. ...

In 1930 he guest-conducted with the San Francisco Symphony, and was later invited to become its music director. Between 1930 and 1932 he served as joint music director with Issay Dobrowen. In 1932 he moved to the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. In 1938 he returned to Britain, where he remained for the rest of his career. 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Logo. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Issay Dobrowen (1891-1953) was a pianist, composer and conductor, originally from Russia. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... The Seattle Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Seattle, Washington. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External link

• Biography at allmusic.com