André Previn



First NameAndre
Last NamePrevin
Full Name at BirthAndré George Previn
Age81
Date of BirthApril 6, 1930
BirthplaceBerlin
BuildAverage
Hair ColorGrey
Star SignAries
ReligionJewish
NationalityGerman
Occupation CategoryComposer
Claim to FameDirector of the Los Angeles Philharmonic 1984
Music GenreClassical, Cool, Piano
Music StyleJazz, Bop, Cool, West Coast Jazz, Vocal, Show Tunes, Swing, Jazz-Pop, Cast Recordings, Mainstream Jazz, Stage & Screen, Standards, Musical Theater, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Music MoodElegant, Sophisticated, Smooth, Cerebral, Stylish, Restrained, Laid-Back/Mellow, Theatrical, Amiable/Good-Natured, Refined/Mannered, Playful, Reserved
InstrumentPiano
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André George Previn KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929) is a German-born naturalised American pianist, conductor, and composer. He is considered one of the most versatile musicians in the world, and is the winner of four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings.


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Filmography

Selected André Previn film and TV show credits:


Composer Credits

1975
Rollerball
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1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
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1974
BBC2 Playhouse
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1970
The Music Lovers
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1966
The Fortune Cookie
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1965
Inside Daisy Clover
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1964
Dead Ringer
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1964
Goodbye Charlie
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1964
Kiss Me, Stupid
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1964
My Fair Lady
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1963
Irma la Douce
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1962
Long Day's Journey Into Night
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1962
The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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1962
Two for the Seesaw
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1961
All in a Night's Work
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1961
One, Two, Three
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1960
Elmer Gantry
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1960
The Subterraneans
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1960
Who Was That Lady?
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1960
The Aquanauts
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1958
Gigi
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1957
Designing Woman
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1957
Hot Summer Night
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1957
House of Numbers
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1956
The Catered Affair
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1956
The Fastest Gun Alive
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1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
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1955
It's Always Fair Weather
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1955
Kismet
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1953
Give a Girl a Break
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1953
Kiss Me Kate
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1953
Small Town Girl
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1953
The Girl Who Had Everything
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1951
Cause for Alarm!
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1950
Kim
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1950
Shadow on the Wall
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1950
The Outriders
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1950
Three Little Words
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1950
Dial 1119
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1949
Border Incident
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1949
Challenge to Lassie
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1949
Scene of the Crime
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1949
Tension
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1949
The Sun Comes Up
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1948
Tenth Avenue Angel
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Music Department Credits

2008
Secret Service
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1982
Six Weeks
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1975
Rollerball
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1973
Jesus Christ Superstar
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1972
Great Performances
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1972
Full House
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1971
Mrs. Pollifax-Spy
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1970
The Music Lovers
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1970
Music on 2
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1967
The Way West
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1967
Thoroughly Modern Millie
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1964
My Fair Lady
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1962
Sweet Bird of Youth
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1962
The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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1961
One, Two, Three
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1961
The 33rd Annual Academy Awards
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1960
Bells Are Ringing
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1960
The 32nd Annual Academy Awards
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1959
Porgy and Bess
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1958
Gigi
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1958
Party Girl
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1957
Silk Stockings
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1956
The 28th Annual Academy Awards
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1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
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1955
It's Always Fair Weather
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1955
Kismet
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1954
Rogue Cop
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1954
Young at Heart
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1954
The 26th Annual Academy Awards
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1954
The Great Diamond Robbery
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1953
Code Two
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1953
Give a Girl a Break
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1953
Kiss Me Kate
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1953
Small Town Girl
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1953
Cry of the Hunted
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1952
Above and Beyond
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1952
Desperate Search
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1952
Holiday for Sinners
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1950
Shadow on the Wall
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1950
Three Little Words
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1950
Dial 1119
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1949
Big Jack
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1949
Border Incident
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1949
Malaya
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1949
The Great Sinner
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1949
The Secret Garden
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1949
The Sun Comes Up
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1948
Act of Violence
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1948
The Bride Goes Wild
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1948
The Kissing Bandit
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1947
It Happened in Brooklyn
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1946
Undercurrent
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Soundtrack Credits

2009
BBC Proms
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2009
Anne-Sophie Mutter & Mendelssohn
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2005
Shadowboxer
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2000
Small Time Crooks
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1999
Fight Club
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1998
Playing by Heart
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1997
Anastasia
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1995
Just Cause
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1994
Leon: The Professional
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1994
That's Entertainment! III
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1985
That's Dancing!
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1984
Murder, She Wrote
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1982
Six Weeks
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1980
The Elephant Man
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1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
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1975
Rollerball
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1970
The Music Lovers
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1969
Paint Your Wagon
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1968
Lulu's Back in Town
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1967
Valley of the Dolls
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1966
Harper
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1966
The Swinger
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1965
Inside Daisy Clover
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1965
The Dean Martin Comedy Hour
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1964
Goodbye Charlie
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1963
The 35th Annual Academy Awards
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1962
The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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1962
Two for the Seesaw
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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1961
The 33rd Annual Academy Awards
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1960
Pepe
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1960
Tall Story
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1960
Who Was That Lady?
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1958
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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1958
An Evening with Fred Astaire
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1957
Designing Woman
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1956
Invitation to the Dance
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1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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1955
It's Always Fair Weather
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1953
Give a Girl a Break
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1950
Three Little Words
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1949
Scene of the Crime
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1949
The Sun Comes Up
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1948
On an Island with You
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1947
Fiesta
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Edward Elgar
Hamilton Harty
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István Kertész (conductor)
Josef Krips
Michael Tilson Thomas
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Thomas Beecham
Valery Gergiev
Willem Mengelberg
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Directors
André Previn
Andrew Davis (conductor)
Antonio Modarelli
Emil Paur
Frederic Archer
Fritz Reiner
Lorin Maazel
Manfred Honeck
Mariss Jansons
Otto Klemperer
Victor Herbert
William Steinberg
Los Angeles Philharmonic Music Directors
Alfred Wallenstein
André Previn
Carlo Maria Giulini
Eduard van Beinum
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Georg Schnéevoigt
Gustavo Dudamel
Otto Klemperer
Walter Henry Rothwell
Zubin Mehta
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Principal Conductors
André Previn
Antal Doráti
Charles Dutoit
Daniele Gatti
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Rudolf Kempe
Thomas Beecham
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Walter Weller
Yuri Temirkanov
Oslo-Filharmonien Music Directors
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Georg Schnéevoigt
Herbert Blomstedt
Issay Dobrowen
Johan Halvorsen
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Mariss Jansons
Miltiades Caridis
Okko Kamu
Olav Kielland
Øivin Fjeldstad
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