Overview
André Previn
Known For
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
"Alan Pakula: Going for Truth" encompasses the personal and professional...
André Previn - A Bridge between two Worlds
Sir André Previn, born in Berlin in 1929, figures among...
Anne-Sophie Mutter: Mozart Piano Trios K. 502, 542, 548
Anne-Sophie Mutter teams with long-time collaborators Andre Previn on piano...
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and...
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
The Making of It's Always Fair Weather with footage and...
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia André George Previn, KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-born American pianist, conductor, and composer. Starting by arranging and composing Hollywood film scores for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Previn was involved in the music for over 50 films over his entire career. He won four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings (and one more for his Lifetime Achievement). He had been the music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Oslo Philharmonic, as well as the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.