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Born on July 11, 1953 in Ilford, England, Bramwell Tovey was a towering figure in the world of orchestral music. A visionary conductor and advocate for contemporary repertoire, he guided major ensembles across North America and Europe, while championing living composers from Canada, Britain, and the United States. Tovey served as Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra from 2000 to 2018 and founded the VSO School of Music, helping to shape generations of musicians and audiences. Later, he led the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra as artistic director/conductor and served as Principal Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra (2018–2022). He passed away on July 12, 2022, in Barrington, Rhode Island, one day after his 69th birthday.