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Subject: UK conductor Richard Hickox dies, aged 60

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/08 at 5:48 am

UK conductor Richard Hickox dies, aged 60

Leading British conductor Richard Hickox has died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 60.

Hickox, who was the musical director of Opera Australia as well as a regular conductor of major UK orchestras, died after a recording session in Wales.

He conducted on more than 300 recordings and in 2006 received his fifth Gramophone Award.

He is survived by his wife, mezzo-soprano Pamela Helen Stephen, and his three children.

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