English conductor and clarinettist, his video films include "The Turn
of the Screw."
He is the first British conductor to conduct at Bayreuth.
He is a specialist in the music of Hector Berlioz. He made the first
full-length recording of Berlioz's extremely long opera, "Les Troyens",
starring Jon Vickers as Aeneas.
He is currently (2006) conductor of the London Symphony
Orchestra.
Conductor of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (1971-1987).