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David Measham

British-Australian conductor and violinist. Born 1 December 1937 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK - Died 6 February 2005 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. He studied at [l305416]. His career began as a violinist in the [a=BBC Symphony Orchestra]. In 1962, he became Sub-Leader of the [a=City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra], a position he held until 1967. In 1965, he joined the [a=London Symphony Orchestra] eventually becoming Prinicipal Second Violin (1967-1973). In 1971, he emigrated to Perth, Australia and became Principal Conductor (1974-1981) and Principal Guest Conductor (1981-1986) of the [a=West Australian Symphony Orchestra]. Father of [a539585].