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André Previn

Composer, Arranger, Conductor
6 April 1929 to 28 February 2019

A German conductor, composer and pianist who found as much success in the classical music world as he did in Hollywood, Previn headed the London Symphony Orchestra from 1968 to 1979. He received 13 Oscar nominations, winning for Gigi (1958), Porgy and Bess (1959), Irma la Douce (1963) and My Fair Lady (1964).

Read Andre Previn's Guardian obituary here.