Scottish conductor and opera intendant

Alexander Gibson

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Scottish conductor and opera intendant
Awards Received
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Knight Bachelor
Music
Member of, past and present

Royal Society of Edinburgh

Sir Alexander Drummond Gibson CBE FRSE FRCM FRSA (11 February 1926 – 14 January 1995) was a Scottish conductor and opera intendant. He was also well known for his service to the BBC and his achievements during his reign as the longest serving principal conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in which the orchestra was awarded its Royal Patronage