British orchestra conductor Andrew Davis dies (80 years old).

Davies was one of the BBC Symphony Orchestra's longest-serving principal conductors, conducting it from 1989 to 2000.

He has been an important force in British music for decades “A friend of all of us”“He will be greatly missed,” the orchestra announced on the X platform.

Davis, who is looking for Honor the royal family sir He was also conductor emeritus of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. His comic performances were recalled by the BBC in the classic series BBC Proms, held every summer at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Also this Royal Opera House He praised Davies, who also performed at the Bayreuth Festival. In a career spanning five decades, he was artistic director of some of the world's most important opera companies and symphony orchestras.