About Derek Collier
Lived 1927 – 2008 (aged 80–81). Derek Collier was a British violinist.
Derek Collier (1927 – 24 June 2008) was an English violinist and leader of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Collier studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London and also with Alfredo Campoli. He performed as a soloist with many of the leading British and North American orchestras and gave the first performances in Britain of violin concertos by Dag Wirén, Joaquín Rodrigo and Boris Blacher.
Collier used a violin made by Pietro Guarneri and he made a number of commercial recordings for EMI and Decca with pianists including Ernest Lush and Daphne Ibbott.
Collier is the father of violinist Suzie Collier and grandfather of Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier.
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Who was Derek Collier?
English violinist, teacher and orchestra leader
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Derek Collier was born in 1927.
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Derek Collier died in 2008.
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Derek Collier was a violinist.
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