Richard Hickox CBE (born March 5, 1948) is an English conductor of choral, orchestral and operatic music. He was born in Stokenchurch in Buckinghamshire into a musical family. After attending the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe from 1959 to 1966, he studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1966 to 1967, then was an organ scholar at Queens' College, Cambridge from 1967 to 1970. March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... A conductor conducting a band at a ceremony A conductors score and batons Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The New Opera in Oslo, Norway The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. ... Stokenchurch is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... The Royal Grammar School (often just RGS) is a large selective grammar school situated in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) is a constituent college of the University of London, and is one of the leading music institutions in the world. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Organ in Katharinenkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany The organ is a keyboard instrument played using one or more manuals and a pedalboard. ... Full name The Queens College of Saint Margaret and Saint Bernard in the University of Cambridge Motto Floreat Domus May this House Flourish Named after - Previous names - Established 1448 Sister College(s) Pembroke College President Lord Eatwell Location Silver Street Undergraduates 490 Postgraduates 270 Homepage Boatclub The Gatehouse, as... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

He founded the City of London Sinfonia in 1971, whose music director he has been since then, and the Richard Hickox Singers & Orchestra in the same year. In 1990 he co-founded baroque orchestra Collegium Musicum 90 with Simon Standage. From 1982-1990, he served as Artistic Director of the Northern Sinfonia. Since 1985, he has been Associate Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. He is also chief conductor of the London Symphony Chorus, with whom he premiered The Three Kings by Peter Maxwell Davies in 1995. He also premiered that composer's A Dance on the Hill in 2005. The City of London Sinfonia is a chamber orchestra which was founded in 1971 by Richard Hickox, who is still its music director. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... The Baroque Orchestra is the earliest example of a true orchestra which came into existence in the mid-late 1600s. ... Simon Andrew Thomas Standage (born 8th November 1941 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) is an English violinist and conductor best known for playing and conducting music of the baroque and classical eras on original instruments. ... It has been suggested that London (orchestra) be merged into this article or section. ... The London Symphony Chorus (abbreviated to LSC) is one of the major concert choirs of the United Kingdom. ... Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, CBE (b. ...

For five years, Hickox was Music Director of the Spoleto Festival, Italy. From 2000-2006, he was Principal Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and is now its Conductor Emeritus. He became the Music Director of Opera Australia in 2005. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales is the main full scale professional orchestra in Wales. ... Opera Australia is Australias major opera company, formed by the merger of the Australian Opera and the Victorian State Opera companies in 1996. ...

Hickox was awarded a CBE in the Honours List in 2002. His recording repertoire has concentrated on British music, in which he has made a number of recording premieres for Chandos Records. In 1997 he won the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for his recording of Britten’s Peter Grimes. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Chandos Records is an independent classical music label based in the UK. They have high standards of sound engineering quality. ... The Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording has been awarded since 1961. ... Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (November 22, 1913 – December 4, 1976) was a British composer and pianist. ... Peter Grimes is an opera by Benjamin Britten, with a libretto adapted by Montagu Slater from George Crabbes poem The Borough. ...

Hickox is married to the contralto Pamela Helen Stephen. They have two children.

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External links

• London Symphony Biography
• Biography on Bach-cantatas.com
• Biography page from National Orchestra of Wales
• Intermusica Artists (Agent's Page)
• Chandos Records bio