Iona Brown

British violinist and conductor (1941–2004)
Person human Q434489
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Iona Brown

Summary

Iona Brown is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Salisbury[2]. She was born on January 7, 1941[3]. She passed away in Salisbury[4]. She died on June 5, 2004[5]. She worked as a conductor[6] and violinist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Iona Brown was born in Salisbury[2].
  • Iona Brown died in Salisbury[4].
  • Iona Brown was born on January 7, 1941[3].
  • Iona Brown died on June 5, 2004[5].
  • Iona Brown held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Iona Brown worked as a conductor[6].
  • Iona Brown worked as a violinist[7].
  • Iona Brown's education included a stint at Salisbury Cathedral School[10].
  • Iona Brown's education included a stint at Cranborne Chase School[11].
  • Iona Brown received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[12].
  • Iona Brown received the Spellemann Award for choir record of the year[13].
  • Iona Brown received the Spellemann Award for choir record of the year[14].
  • Iona Brown received the Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Instrumentalist)[15].
  • Iona Brown received the honorary doctorate[16].
  • Iona Brown is recorded as female[17].
  • Iona Brown's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Iona Brown's record label is recorded as Decca[19].
  • Iona Brown's record label is recorded as Philips Records[20].
  • Iona Brown's record label is recorded as EMI[21].
  • Iona Brown's record label is recorded as Philips Classics Records[22].
  • Iona Brown's record label is recorded as Hänssler Classic[23].
  • The cause of death was cancer[24].
  • Iona Brown's family name is recorded as Brown[25].
  • Iona Brown's given name is recorded as Iona[26].
  • Iona Brown's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[27].

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[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1941-01-07[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2004-06-05[31]

  • Genre(s): classical[32]

  • Community tags: british conductor, british violinist, classical, conductor, violinist[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4c19e018-a94d-4a54-bddd-807a1123c2d8[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Iona Brown's place of birth was Salisbury[2]. She was born on January 7, 1941[3].

Education

Educated at Salisbury Cathedral School[10], an independent school[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1945[37] and Cranborne Chase School[11], a school[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1946[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6] and violinist[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[12], a grade of an order[41], in United Kingdom[42]; Spellemann Award for choir record of the year[13]; Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Instrumentalist)[15], a class of award[43], in United Kingdom[44], founded in 1990[45]; and honorary doctorate[16], a title of honor[46].

Death and Burial

Iona Brown died on June 5, 2004[5]. She died in Salisbury[4]. The cause of death was cancer[24].

Why It Matters

Iona Brown ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Iona Brown born?

Born in Salisbury[2], Iona Brown…

Where did Iona Brown die?

Iona Brown passed away in Salisbury[4].

What did Iona Brown do for work?

Iona Brown worked as conductor[6] and violinist[7].

Where did Iona Brown go to school?

Iona Brown was educated at Salisbury Cathedral School[10] and Cranborne Chase School[11].

What awards did Iona Brown receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[12], Spellemann Award for choir record of the year[13], Spellemann Award for choir record of the year[14], and Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Instrumentalist)[15].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Royal Philharmonic Society Website. Retrieved . royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . www5.open.ac.uk. www5.open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Iona
    Family name Brown
    On focus list of wikimedia project Art+Feminism
    Sibling Timothy Brown
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