Hugo Rignold

Hugo Henry Rignold (15 May 1905 – 30 May 1976) was an English conductor and violinist, who is best remembered as musical director of the Royal Ballet (1957–1960) and conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1960–1968). After playing the violin and recording with many jazz and dance bands, and leading his own London Casino Orchestra, in the 1920s and 1930s, during World War II, Rignold began to conduct classical orchestras. Thereafter, he conducted opera at Covent Garden and then the Liverpool Philharmonic, beginning in the late 1940s, followed by the Royal Ballet and his long tenure with Birmingham.

The Great Conductors: Hugo Rignold Conducts Dvořák & Ravel - 2018-07-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Rubbra: Sinfonia Concertante - 2017-08-04T00:00:00.000000Z

The Works of Manuel de Falla: Love the Magician & The Three Cornered Hat - 2014-03-05T00:00:00.000000Z

De Falla - 2012-11-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Bliss: Music for Strings, Meditations on a Theme by John Blow & A Prayer to the Infant Jesus - 2007-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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