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Roger Norrington

British conductor (1934–2025)
Person human Q537083

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
March 16, 1934
Date of death
July 18, 2025
Place of birth
Oxford
Place of death
Devon
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
conductor, musician
Field of work
music, Baroque music[9][10]
Educated at
Clare College, Dragon School, Westminster School, Royal College of Music, The Royal Conservatory of Music[11][12][13][14][15]
Award received
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music, Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Knight Bachelor, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Grammy Awards, Echo Music Prize, Midem Classical Award, Bremer Musikfest Award[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Father
Arthur Norrington[7]
Sibling
Humphrey Thomas Norrington
Work location
England[40]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[43]
Described by source
The Daily Telegraph[42]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Norrington[36]
Given name
Roger, Arthur, Carver[37][38][39]
Honorific prefix
Sir[35]
Instrument
violin[41]
P14750
A391-3578-F112-E45C-2A9E
Record label
EMI, Hänssler, Decca, Virgin Classics, His Master's Voice[30][31][32][33][34]
Student
Jeannette Sorrell[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Roger Arthur Carver Norrington en Roger Norrington en Sir Roger Arthur Carver Norrington en Sir Roger Norrington cs Roger Arthur Carver Norrington es Roger Arthur Carver Norrington fr Roger Arthur Carver Norrington he רוג'ר נורינגטון hu Roger Arthur Carver Norrington it Sir Roger Arthur Carver Norrington ja ノリントン ja ロジャー・ノリントン ko 로저 노링턴 ko 로저 아서 카버 노링턴 경 pt Roger Arthur Carver Norrington pt Sir Roger Arthur Carver Norrington ru Норрингтон, Роджер ru Роджер Норрингтон sv Norrington uk Роджер Норрінгтон
🔖 Identifiers · 80
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
114144996
Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
124259227
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Roger Norrington conducting at rehearsal (cropped).jpg ↗
Album of the Year artist ID
100762
AllMusic artist ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
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CiNii Research ID
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CineMagia person ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Dezède person ID
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Discogs artist ID
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ELNET ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Flemish Public Libraries ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Grammy Awards artist ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Grove Music Online ID
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Hoopla artist ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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Jaxsta profile ID
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KBR person ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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Lex ID
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MGG Online ID
592989
MMB ID
51358
Munzinger person ID
00000021412
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08801047
NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000477607
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007336306005171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2020Q1089
National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1049706
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073280240
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3948318
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100238856
PORT person ID
471398
Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A003645294
RILM ID
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Radio France person ID
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Rate Your Music artist ID
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SBN author ID
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SPAP ID
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Salzburgwiki ID
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Songkick artist ID
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Spotify artist ID
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Supraphonline artist ID
230k (23k–965k, n=3)
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
6522
Theatricalia person ID
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Universal Music France artist ID
20000147378
Who's Who UK ID
U29677
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/9cb2b2b7-4ac7-4740-9d4d-05b5a0997c80
Yle topic ID
18-129210

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🔗 Connections
Award received 6
Knight Bachelor, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music
Educated at 5
Royal College of Music, Westminster School, Clare College, Dragon School, The Royal Conservatory of Music
Record label 4
EMI, Decca, His Master's Voice, Hänssler
Field of work 2
music, Baroque music
Given name 2
Arthur, Roger
Mb:conductor position 2
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Camerata Salzburg
Occupation 2
musician, conductor
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Described by source 1
The Daily Telegraph
Honorific prefix 1
Sir
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
violin
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:founder 1
London Classical Players
Mb:member of band 1
London Classical Players
Mb:performer of 1
Nicholas Maw: Violin Concerto
Mb:teacher 1
Jeannette Sorrell
Place of birth 1
Oxford
Place of death 1
Devon
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
England
← Mb:teacher 1
Adrian Boult
← Musical conductor 1
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
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Summary

Roger Norrington was born on March 16, 1934[1], in Oxford[2]. He died on July 18, 2025[3], in Devon[4]. He worked as a conductor[5] and musician[6].

FAQs

Where was Roger Norrington born?

Roger Norrington's place of birth was Oxford[2].

Where did Roger Norrington die?

Roger Norrington died in Devon[4].

Who were Roger Norrington's parents?

Roger Norrington's father was Arthur Norrington[7].

What did Roger Norrington do for work?

Roger Norrington worked as a conductor[5] and musician[6].

Where did Roger Norrington go to school?

Roger Norrington was educated at Clare College[11], Dragon School[12], Westminster School[13], and Royal College of Music[14].

What awards did Roger Norrington receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[17], Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg[18], Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[19], and Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[20].

Related Entities

Decca EMI England music United Kingdom

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . lemonde.fr. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . miz.org. miz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . rcm.ac.uk. rcm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . grammy.com. grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  33. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

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    Student → Jeannette Sorrell
    Sibling → Humphrey Thomas Norrington
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