Though he was an internationally celebrated conductor, Sir Andrew Davis was by no means a martinet. He continuously stimulated laughter, in order that rehearsals have been relaxed and straightforward, though he anticipated and obtained excessive requirements from the gamers.
I labored with him on his Promenade efficiency of Michael Tippett’s colossal masterwork The Masks of Time in 1984. His consideration to element and skill to galvanise enormous forces ensured that everybody within the corridor was engrossed, responding with a standing ovation.
