Harry Rabinowitz MBE was a South African-British conductor and composer of film and television music.
12 Facts About Harry Rabinowitz
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Harry Rabinowitz left Johannesburg for England in 1946 to study conducting.
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Harry Rabinowitz was conductor of the BBC Revue Orchestra, music director for BBC Television Light Entertainment, and head of music for London Weekend Television.
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Harry Rabinowitz conducted at the Hollywood Bowl and the Boston Pops Orchestra and with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Harry Rabinowitz was the conductor at the Orchestra of St Luke's Ismail Merchant and James Ivory 35th anniversary celebration at Carnegie Hall on 17 September 1996.
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Harry Rabinowitz conducted the film scores for numerous films including Hanover Street, Chariots of Fire, Heat and Dust, The Bostonians, Return to Oz, Lady Jane, Maurice, The Remains of the Day, The English Patient, The Talented Mr Ripley, and Cold Mountain.
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Harry Rabinowitz composed music for television including The Frost Report, I, Claudius and The Agatha Christie Hour.
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Harry Rabinowitz appeared onscreen in the television program Top C's and Tiaras.
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In June 2015, Harry Rabinowitz was the guest castaway on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
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Harry Rabinowitz reached 100 years of age on 26 March 2016.
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Harry Rabinowitz died on 22 June 2016 at his home in Lacoste, Vaucluse, France.
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Harry Rabinowitz continued to play the piano every day until his death.