Harry Rabinowitz, Esq, MBE's Biography

Harry Rabinowitz, Esq, MBE's Professional Career

Career

Corpl SA Forces 1942-43; conductor BBC Radio 1953-60; head of music: BBC TV Light Entertainment 1960-68, LWT 1968-77; currently freelance conductor/composer; conductor: Hollywood Bowl 1983-84, Boston Pops 1985-92, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Carnegie Hall 1996, Merchant Ivory 35th Anniversary Celebration; conductor for films: Chariots of Fire, Manhattan Project, Heat & Dust, The Bostonians, Maurice, Time Bandits, Return to Oz, L'Argent, Camille Claudel, Ballad of the Sad Cafe, J'Embrasse Pas, La Voix, Pour Sacha, Les Carnassiers, Howard's End, The Ark and the Flood, Tractions, The Remains of the Day, Shirley Valentine, Business Affair, Grosse Fatigue, Le Petit Garçon, The Flemish Board, Mantegna et Fils, La Fille de d'Artagnan, Death and the Maiden, Jefferson in Paris, Nelly and Mr Arnold, The Secret Agent, The Stupids, The Proprietor, Star Command, La Belle Verte, Surviving Picasso, The English Patient, Tonka, Amour Sorcier, My Story So Far, City of Angels, Place Vendôme, A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries, Message in a Bottle, Cotton Mary, The Talented Mr Ripley, The Golden Bowl, Possession, The Music Box, Le Divorce, Bon Voyage, Cold Mountain, Donkey Xote; TV: New Faces 1987-88, Paul Nicholas Special 1987-88, Julia MacKenzie Special 1986, Nicholas Nickleby, Drummonds, The Insurance Man, Absent Friends, Simon Wiesenthal Story, Marti Caine Special, Alien Empire, Battle of the Sexes; composer TV: Agatha Christie Hour, Reilly Ace of Spies, The Great Depression, Memento Mori, DW Griffiths Father of Film; conductor theatre: World Premieres of 'Cats' and 'Song and Dance'; Discs: Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, The Music of Duke Ellington (with Johnny Mathis), The Music of George Gershwin (with Jack Jones), Radio City Christmas Album, 11 Japanese song hits (with RPO), Phil Woods: I Remember; awards: Br Acad of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) Gold award 1986, Radio and TV Industries award 1984, Allmusic Lifetime Contrib Gold award 1990, Freeman City of London 1996

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