Leslie Heward

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Leslie Heward (8 December 1897, Liversedge, Yorkshire, England – 3 May 1943) was an English composer and conductor.
He was particularly associated with the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Halle.

He conducted the first performance (1938) and the first recording (1942) of Ernest John Moeran's Symphony in G minor.

References

Andrew Moeran (March 2006). "Moeran's People and Places". The Worldwide Moeran Database. Retrieved 2007-08-18.

v t e City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra music directors

Appleby Matthews (1920) Adrian Boult (1924) Leslie Heward (1930) George Weldon (1944) Rudolf Schwarz (1951) Andrzej Panufnik (1957) Adrian Boult (1959) Hugo Rignold (1960) Louis Frémaux (1969) Simon Rattle (1980) Sakari Oramo (1998) Andris Nelsons (2008)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 61742928 LCCN: n87107970 ISNI: 0000 0000 8387 6622 GND: 134888081 BNF: cb14004848w

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Name	Heward, Leslie
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Short description	British composer and conductor
Date of birth	8 December 1897
Place of birth
Date of death	3 May 1943
Place of death

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