Howard Shelley

British pianist and conductor
Person human Q11327040
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Howard Shelley

Summary

Howard Shelley is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on March 9, 1950[3]. He worked as a conductor[4] and pianist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Howard Shelley was born in London[2].
  • Howard Shelley was born on March 9, 1950[3].
  • Howard Shelley held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Howard Shelley worked as a conductor[4].
  • Howard Shelley worked as a pianist[5].
  • Howard Shelley's education included a stint at Highgate School[8].
  • Howard Shelley was educated at Royal College of Music[9].
  • Howard Shelley received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10].
  • Howard Shelley is recorded as male[11].
  • Howard Shelley's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Howard Shelley's record label is recorded as Hyperion Records[13].
  • Howard Shelley's record label is recorded as Chandos Records[14].
  • Howard Shelley's given name is recorded as Howard[15].
  • Howard Shelley's instrument is recorded as piano[16].
  • Howard Shelley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[18]

  • Country: GB[19]

  • Began / founded: 1950-03-09[20]

  • Genre(s): classical[21]

  • Community tags: british conductor, british pianist, classical, conductor, pianist[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3d461f98-53ba-4a3c-8302-42de280b3adf[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in London[2], Howard Shelley… he was born on March 9, 1950[3].

Education

Educated at Highgate School[8], an independent school[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1565[26] and Royal College of Music[9], a conservatory[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1882[29], headquartered in London[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[4] and pianist[5].

Recognition

Howard Shelley received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10].

Why It Matters

Howard Shelley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

FAQs

Where was Howard Shelley born?

Howard Shelley was born in London[2].

What did Howard Shelley do for work?

Howard Shelley worked as conductor[4] and pianist[5].

Where did Howard Shelley go to school?

Howard Shelley was educated at Highgate School[8] and Royal College of Music[9].

What awards did Howard Shelley receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Citizenship
    Instrument piano
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