Beecham,Sir Thomas

Beecham,Sir Thomas
Bee·cham (bēʹchəm), Sir Thomas. 1879-1961.
British conductor who founded the London Philharmonic (1932) and the Royal Philharmonic (1947) orchestras and helped popularize the works of Frederick Delius.

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