Andrew Davis (conductor)

Sir Andrew Davis CBE
Davis, c. 1987
Born	Andrew Frank Davis (1944-02-02)2 February 1944 Ashridge, Hertfordshire, England
Died	20 April 2024(2024-04-20) (aged 80) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Conductor
Spouse	Gianna Rolandi ​ ​ (m. 1989; died 2021)​
Children	1
Website	sirandrewdavis.com

Sir Andrew Frank Davis CBE (2 February 1944 – 20 April 2024) was an English conductor. He was the long-time chief conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He was music director at the Glyndebourne Festival from 1988 to 2000, and especially known for conducting the traditional Last Night of The Proms, including Last Night speeches. He was music director and principal conductor of the Lyric Opera of Chicago from 2000 to the 2020/21 season.

Music critic Alan Blyth described Davis as "a conductor whose technical skill was enhanced by an inborn enthusiasm for and dedication to the task in hand that he was able to transfer to the forces before him."^[1]