Sir Adrian Boult

British conductor (born 8 April 1889 in Chester, England; died 22 February 1983 in London, England). Boult was a conductor with the BBC Symphony (1930-1950), City of Birmingham Symphony (1924-1930); and London Philharmonic (1950-1958) Orchestras. He was knighted in 1937. His gave his last public performance conducting Sir Edward Elgar's ballet The Sanguine Fan for London Festival Ballet at the Coliseum London, 24 Ju…