André Previn—composer, arranger, musical director, and pianist—has died, as The New York Times experiences. A musical polymath who made a reputation for himself in each movie composition and jazz music at a younger age, Previn was a style agnostic who helmed a whole lot of various recordings in his lifetime, incomes him 4 Academy Awards, ten Grammy Awards, and one Lifetime Achievement Grammy. (Previn can also be the one composer in historical past to be nominated for 3 Oscars in a single yr.)
Born in Berlin in 1929, Previn acquired his begin composing for MGM whereas he was nonetheless in highschool. For over a decade-and-a-half, he wrote what he later deemed “commercial cornball music,” honing his abilities earlier than he departed the studio system to deal with his burgeoning classical profession. As a jazz pianist, he backed and carried out alongside artists similar to Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, Benny Carter, Shelly Manne, and plenty of extra. Previn additionally served as conductor and musical director of a number of symphonies over the course of his profession, together with the London Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and Los Angeles Philharmonic.
In his private life, Previn was married 5 occasions, most notably to actress Mia Farrow (his third spouse). He had a number of kids throughout these marriages and adopted three kids throughout his marriage to Farrow. (One of these adoptees was Korean-born Soon-Yi Previn, who later married Woody Allen following his much-publicized breakup with Farrow.)
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