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Sir John Pritchard

Published: July 16, 1983, 5:25 p.m.

Sir John Pritchard, now Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, has worked with many orchestras in many countries, but he remembers above all the many happy summers he spent with Glyndebourne Opera, where he started as a repetiteur and eventually became the Musical Director. In conversation with Roy Plomley, he talks about his long career and chooses the eight records he would take to the mythical island.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Don Giovanni Act 2 Scene 5 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\nBook: Lucia novels by E F Benson\nLuxury: Italian wine