Hugh Allen (conductor)

Sir Hugh Percy Allen GCVO (23 December 1869 – 20 February 1946) was an English musician, academic, and administrator. He was a leading influence on British musical life in the first half of the 20th century.

Sir

Hugh Allen

GCVO
Allen (centre) in c. 1932 with fellow musicians Walford Davies (left) and Cyril Rootham (right)
Born(1869-12-23)23 December 1869
Reading, England
Died20 February 1946(1946-02-20) (aged 76)
Oxford, England
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
Occupations
  • Musician
  • academic
  • administrator
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