Christopher "Kiffer" Finzi, (born 1934), is a British orchestral conductor. 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He is the son of composer Gerald Finzi. Like his father, the younger Finzi became a pacifist; he refused to do his National Service, and was briefly imprisoned. After his father's death in 1956, he helped his mother, Joy Finzi, to establish the Finzi Trust and sustain Gerald Finzi's reputation. Gerald Raphael Finzi (July 14, 1901 – September 27, 1956) was a British composer, whose popularity has increased considerably in the years since his death. ... Pacifism is opposition to war. ... National Service describes a form of military service where all members of one particular nation can participate (voluntarily or non-voluntarily. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joy Finzi (March 3, 1907 - June 14, 1991) was an artist, the wife of composer Gerald Finzi, and founder of the Finzi Trust. ...

Christopher Finzi married Hilary du Pré, a flautist, and they raised four children in the family's farmhouse. Her sister, the cellist Jacqueline du Pre, was part of the household during the 1970s. His wife's memoirs and the film Hilary and Jackie have dramatised his love affair (apparently consented to by his wife) with that sister-in-law. His children have questioned the accuracy of this account, stating that their father, a serial adulterer, seduced their aunt. A flautist demonstrates flute-playing technique A flautist or flutist is a musician who plays the flute. ... Jacqueline Mary du Pré (1945-1987) was an English cellist. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Hilary and Jackie is a 1998 movie directed by Anand Tucker and written by acclaimed British screen-writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce, starring Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths as the sisters Jacqueline du Pré and Hilary du Pré. The movie is based on Hilary du Pres book about her sister...

From 1971 to 1997, Finzi was resident conductor of the North Wiltshire Orchestra. He remains particularly well-known as an interpreter of his father's music.