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Sir Charles Mackerras
15/07/10
The Australian conductor Sir Charles Mackerras has died in London at the age of 84. He was actively preparing for two concerts at the forthcoming BBC Proms, engagements at this year’s Edinburgh International Festival, the Royal Opera House and many other prestigious venues, where he has long been held in affection and high esteem as one of the world’s great conductors. Sir Charles was a patron and a friend of Music Preserved. The charity is privileged to hold his collection of private recordings, which he donated in 2008, at the same time as donating his library of scores to the Royal Academy of Music. The Mackerras Collection of recordings forms a significant part of Music Preserved’s archive. It includes the conductor in performances of his much-loved Mozart, Janacek and Gilbert & Sullivan, as well as in repertoire that he never recorded commercially such as the operas of Wagner (including a complete Ring cycle). Music Preserved is engaged in seeking funds to remaster this precious legacy and to make it available to future generations.
