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Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Scotland's national symphony orchestra based in Glasgow
1
Charles Mackerras
Charles Mackerras
Australian conductor
2
Colin Davis
Colin Davis
British conductor
3
Gavin Sutherland
Gavin Sutherland
British conductor, composer and pianist
4
James Loughran
James Loughran
British conductor
5
Alexander Mackenzie
Alexander Mackenzie
Scottish conductor and composer
6
Thea Musgrave
Thea Musgrave
Scottish composer
7
Roger Norrington
Roger Norrington
British conductor
8
Malcolm Sargent
Malcolm Sargent
English conductor, organist and composer
9
Andrew Davis
Andrew Davis
British conductor
10
Charles Groves
Charles Groves
British conductor
11
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
12
Lilli Paasikivi
Lilli Paasikivi
Finnish mezzo-soprano
13
Sakari Oramo
Sakari Oramo
Finnish conductor
14
BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
British orchestra based in London
15
Warwick Braithwaite
Warwick Braithwaite
British musician
16
Granville Bantock
Granville Bantock
British composer and conductor
17
Bryden Thomson
Bryden Thomson
Scottish conductor
18
Sixten Ehrling
Sixten Ehrling
Swedish conductor
19
John Barbirolli
John Barbirolli
British conductor and cellist
20
Mark Elder
Mark Elder
British conductor
21
Antonio Pappano
Antonio Pappano
British born, Italian naturalized conductor and pianist
22
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
orchestra based in London
23
Lyell Cresswell
Lyell Cresswell
New Zealand-British composer
24
James Paul
James Paul
American conductor
25
Sally Beamish
Sally Beamish
British composer and violist
26
James MacMillan
James MacMillan
Scottish composer and conductor
27
Leonidas Kavakos
Leonidas Kavakos
Greek violinist
28
Thomas Allen
Thomas Allen
English operatic baritone
29
Stéphane Denève
Stéphane Denève
French conductor
30
Susanna Mälkki
Susanna Mälkki
Finnish conductor and cellist
31
Simon Rattle
Simon Rattle
British conductor
32
Paul Daniel
Paul Daniel
English conductor
33
Paavo Berglund
Paavo Berglund
Finnish conductor and violinist
34
Nicholas McGegan
Nicholas McGegan
English conductor
35
Walter Weller
Walter Weller
Austrian conductor
Alexander Gibson
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

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