- George Hurst was born on May 20, 1926 in Musselburgh, Scotland, UK. He is known for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), The Great War (1964) and Prestige de la musique (1963). He was married to Denise Ham. He died on September 15, 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- SpouseDenise Ham(2007 - September 15, 2012) (his death)
- His father was Romanian. His mother was Russian.
- He studied at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto, Canada. He made his London debut in 1953 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, for which he served as assistant conductor. From 1958 to 1968, he was principal conductor of the BBC Northern Orchestra, and is credited with bringing it to international renown. The orchestra is now known as the BBC Philharmonic.
- He worked with every major British and Irish orchestra, as well as European ensembles including the Orchestre de Paris, the Royal Danish Orchestra, and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1968, he established the Bournemouth Sinfionetta, and was artistic advisor to both this orchestra and the Bournemouth Symphony until 1974.
- He started out as a writer, being appointed professor of composition at the Peabody Institute of Baltimore when he was age 21.
- Among his pupils were Andrew Davis, John Eliot Gardiner, and Simon Rattle. He inadvertently inspired Rattle to pursue a career in music.
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