Roger Norrington

British conductor Roger Norrington was born on 16 March 1934. He studied at Clare College Cambridge and with Adrian Boult at the Royal College of Music. He founded the Schütz Choir in 1962, whilst working as a tenor, and was music director of Kent Opera. He founded and conducted the London Classical Players from 1978 until 1997, worked as principal conductor of the Bournemouth Sinfonietta and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, and was music director of the Orchestra of St Luke's.

His penchant for limiting the use of string vibrato in orchestral performances has been controversial. He is known for his performances using period instruments, and for following Ludwig van Beethoven's metronome markings (thought by many to be too fast).