Sir Adrian Cedric Boult

Sir Adrian Cedric Boult (born April 8, 1889, Chester, Cheshire, England—died February 23, 1983, Kent) was an English conductor who led the BBC Symphony and other major orchestras during a career that spanned six decades. He received his first musical training at Christ Church, Oxford, and continued his studies at the Leipzig Conservatory, where he was influenced by the fluid technique and minimal rehearsal habits of the Hungarian conductor Arthur Nikisch. Boult returned home in...