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Born January 26, 1945 • Oxford • England
Died October 19, 1987 (aged 42) • London • England
Notable Family Members spouse Daniel Barenboim
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
British composer
Luigi Boccherini
Luigi Boccherini
Italian composer
Barbirolli, John
Sir John Barbirolli
English musician
Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
British musician
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
British musician
Neville Marriner, on the cover of Mozart Overtures, released by EMI and Capitol Records, 1982.
Neville Marriner
British musician
John Mayall
John Mayall
British musician
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
German composer
Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn
Austrian composer
Sergey Rachmaninoff
Sergey Rachmaninoff
Russian musician
David Helfgott
David Helfgott
Australian pianist
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Brazilian composer
Marvin Hamlisch.
Marvin Hamlisch
American composer, pianist, and conductor
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma
American cellist
Schuller, Gunther
Gunther Schuller
American composer
Paul Hindemith.
Paul Hindemith
German composer
Brad Mehldau
Brad Mehldau
American musician
Ditters von Dittersdorf, Carl
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Austrian composer and violinist
Ofra Harnoy
Canadian musician
Pablo Casals, 1965.
Pablo Casals
Spanish musician