Christopher Hogwood

A pioneering figure in the historical performance movement, conductor Christopher Hogwood became one of its most prominent figures and retained that status for many years. He was best known as the director of the Academy of Ancient Music, an ensemble that he founded in 1973 and that still exists, but he also conducted modern orchestras and was active in other fields as well, including teaching and musicology. Hogwood's recording catalog was vast, and his performances continued to appear in reissues after his death in 2014. Hogwood was born on September 10, 1941, in Nottingham...