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Hugo Rignold

conductor

From: Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
Active: 1905–1976
Releases: 4

About

Hugo Henry Rignold (15 May 1905 – 30 May 1976) was an English conductor and violinist, who is best remembered as musical director of the Royal Ballet (1957–1960) and conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1960–1968).

After playing the violin and recording with many jazz and dance bands, and leading his own London Casino Orchestra, in the 1920s and 1930s, during World War II, Rignold began to conduct classical orchestras. Thereafter, he conducted opera at Covent Garden and then the Liverpool Philharmonic, beginning in the late 1940s, followed by the Royal Ballet and his long tenure with Birmingham.

From Hugo Rignold on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Hugo Rignold Quintet now violin
Van Phillips and His All-Star Orchestra now
Carroll Gibbons and His Boy Friends now

Discography

Albums 3

Compilations 1

Piano Concerto no. 2 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini 1994

Links

Reference

Conductor position

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: e8730f16-7bb8-471d-8e00-2013fbf59818
ISNI: 0000000119343714

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.