Death of Sir Roger Norrington
Sir Roger Norrington, who was Principal Conductor of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra from 2011 to 2016, has died at the age of 91.
Norrington was an outstanding pioneer of historically informed music-making. He was chief conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra of the SWR for 13 years. From 1997 to 2006 he was chief conductor of the Camerata Salzburg. From 2011 to 2016, he conducted the Zurich Chamber Orchestra. He is an honorary conductor in Stuttgart, Salzburg, Zurich and with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
