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George Hurst (conductor) is a British conductor and composer who was born on 20 May 1926 in London, England. He is best known for his work with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Hurst studied at the Royal College of Music in London, and later at the Royal Academy of Music. He began his career as a conductor in the 1950s, and has since conducted many of the world's leading orchestras. He has also composed several works for orchestra, including the symphonic poem "The Sea". Hurst has been awarded several honors, including the Order of the British Empire in 1977, and the Royal Philharmonic Society's Gold Medal in 1984. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music. Hurst is currently 86 years old. He has not revealed any information about his dating life or family. Hurst has an estimated net worth of $1 million. He has earned his wealth through his successful career as a conductor and composer.

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2007

Hurst was married twice. His second wife Denise Ham, whom he married in 2007, survives him, as does his daughter from his first marriage.

1969

Hurst formed the Bournemouth Sinfonietta in 1968 and was their artistic adviser until 1974. With the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, he led the first London performance of the Second Symphony of Malcolm Williamson on 31 October 1969. He was principal guest conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra from 1986 to 1989. From 1990 to 1993, he was principal conductor of the RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland.

1960

From 1960, Hurst was affiliated as a teacher with the Sherborne Summer School of Music (formerly Canford Summer School of Music). He was also a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and conducted from 1983 until his death.

1950

Hurst began his career as a writer and then his talent for composition was recognized while he was a student at Royal Conservatory in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At age 21, he became a professor of composition at the Peabody Institute located in Baltimore, and also worked and studied with Pierre Monteux while he stayed in America. In North America, Hurst was affiliated with the York Symphony Orchestra (Pennsylvania) from 1950 to 1955.

Hurst acted as an associate conductor for the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Adrian Boult in the early 1950s. He was the chief conductor of the BBC Northern Orchestra (later the BBC Philharmonic) from 1958 to 1968. In 1956, he took part in the London Philharmonic tour of Russia. His conducting work with the BBC Northern included the first Manchester performance of Arnold Schoenberg's Gurre-Lieder in February 1966, and also the premiere of Thomas Pitfield's Concerto lirico for violin and orchestra.

1926

George Hurst (20 May 1926 – 15 September 2012) was a British conductor.

Hurst was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1926, of Romanian and Russian parentage. He became a piano student in London of Julius Isserlis, grandfather of the cellist Steven Isserlis. On the outbreak of World War II, Hurst was sent to Canada, where he continued to study music at Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec and The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.