What is Roger Norrington?
[[Knight Bachelor|Sir]] '''Roger Norrington''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born 16 March 1934) is a British [[conducting|conductor]] who is famous for conducting music from historical periods using [[period instruments]]. ==Life== Norrington studied at [[Clare College, Cambridge]] and the [[Royal College of Music]] where his teachers included [[Adrian Boult]]. Norrington started his career singing [[tenor]]. In 1962, he formed the Schütz Choir (later the Schütz Choir of London). From 1969 to 1984, he was conductor (music director) of Kent Opera. In 1978, he formed the London Classical Players and he conducted them until 1997. From 1985 to 1989, he was Principal Conductor of the [[Bournemouth Sinfonietta]]. From 1990 to 1994, he was music director of the Orchestra of St. Luke's. In 1998, he became principal conductor of the [[Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra]]. He became Artistic Advisor of the Handel and Haydn Society in 2006. Norrington is best known for performances of [[Baroque music|Baroque]], [[Classical music period|Classical]] and [[Romantic music]] using period instruments and period style. He likes his orchestras to play with very little [[vibrato]]. He conducted the Last Night of [[The Proms]] for the first time on 13 September 2008. Norrington was made an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in 1980, a [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in 1990 and a [[Knight Bachelor]] in 1997. {{DEFAULTSORT:Norrington, Roger}} [[Category:British conductors]] [[Category:Performers of early music]] [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:Knights Bachelor]] {{bio-stub}}