Sir Charles Mackerras

Alan Charles Maclaurin Mackerras AC CH CBE, American-born Australian conductor.

Born November 17, 1925 in Schenectady, New York, USA

Died July 14, 2010 in London, England, UK

He was long associated with the English and Welsh National Opera, and was the first Australian chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He was an authority on the operas of Janáček and a renowned Czech classical music specialist. He was knighted in 1979.