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Humphrey Burton

Director · 1931–2025 · Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK

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Biography

Author, broadcaster, director and producer. First Head of Music and Arts for BBC Television 1965-1967. Resumed the position again from 1975-1981 after an eight year absence in commercial television as a founder-member of London Weekend Television. For his work as a director, he has won four Emmy Awards, two British Academy Awards and as a presenter received the Royal Television Society Silver medal and Sony Gold Award.

Directed 73

2010s

  1. 2010

    Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker

    Director

2000s

  1. 2009

    Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

    Director

  2. 2008

    Bernstein conducts Bernstein

    Director

  3. Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5

    Director

  4. Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7

    Director

  5. Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein

    Director

  6. Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture

    Director

  7. 2007

    Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 3 (Wagner - Richard Strauss)

    Director

  8. Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 1 (Rossini - Mendelssohn)

    Director

  9. Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2

    Director

  10. Bach The Cello Suites

    Director

  11. Rostropovich Life & Art

    Director

  12. Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5

    Director

  13. Mozart: Requiem

    Director

  14. 2006

    Schubert Final Three Piano Sonatas D958, D959, D960 - Alfred Brendel

    Director

  15. Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17, Symphony No. 39 - Leonard Bernstein

    Director

  16. Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate

    Director

  17. Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem

    Director

  18. Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem

    Director

  19. 2005

    Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde

    Director

  20. 2003

    Vincent in Brixton

    Director

1990s

  1. 1998

    A Gala Christmas in Vienna

    Director

  2. Rodelinda

    Director

  3. 1996

    Merry Christmas from Vienna

    Director

  4. Lulu

    Director

  5. 1995

    Ermione

    Director

  6. 1991

    Candide

    Director

  7. War and Peace

    Director

  8. Mozart Requiem

    Director

  9. 1990

    Boris Godunov

    Director

  10. Prince Igor

    Director

  11. Charles Mingus: Epitaph

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    Ode to Freedom

    Director

  2. Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

    Director

  3. 1988

    Candide

    Director

  4. 1987

    Die Entführung aus dem Serail

    Director

  5. Krystian Zimerman: Chopin/Schubert

    Director

  6. Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987

    Director

  7. Herbert Von Karajan - New Year's Concert Vienna 1987

    Director

  8. Ivo Pogorelich: Bach, Scarlatti, Beethoven

    Director

  9. 1986

    Liszt Annees de Pelerinage

    Director

  10. 1985

    The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein

    Director

  11. Bach: St. John Passion

    Director

  12. Andrea Chénier

    Director

  13. 1984

    Brahms The Piano Concertos

    Director

  14. Die Fledermaus

    Director

  15. Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli

    Director

  16. Bernstein Brahms Symphonies

    Director

  17. 1983

    Carlos Kleiber: Beethoven - Symphonies 4 & 7

    Director

  18. 1982

    Verdi: Requiem

    Director

  19. Bernstein/Beethoven

    Director

1970s

  1. 1978

    Bernstein Beethoven Overtures

    Director

  2. 1977

    Beethoven Symphony No. 9

    Director

  3. Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2

    Director

  4. 1976

    Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6

    Director

  5. Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

    Director

  6. The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth

    Director

  7. The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

    Director

  8. The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology

    Director

  9. The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

    Director

  10. The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity

    Director

  11. Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives

    Director

  12. 1975

    Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

    Director

  13. Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5

    Director

  14. 1973

    Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral

    Director

  15. Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

    Director

  16. 1972

    Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction

    Director

  17. 1970

    Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

    Director

  18. Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

    Director

1960s

  1. 1965

    The Golden Ring

    Director

No release date

  1. Pelléas and Mélisande

    Director

  2. Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde

    Director

Produced 11

1990s

  1. 1991

    The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek

    Producer

1980s

  1. 1985

    The Making Of West Side Story

    Producer

1970s

  1. 1979

    A Question Of Faith

    Producer

  2. 1976

    The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein

    Consulting Producer

  3. 1974

    The Marriage of Figaro

    Producer

  4. 1973

    Trouble in Tahiti

    Executive Producer

  5. 1970

    Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

    Producer

1960s

  1. 1967

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    Executive Producer

  2. 1965

    The Golden Ring

    Producer

  3. 1962

    Elgar

    Producer

  4. 1961

    Antonio Gaudí

    Producer

Acted in 3

1970s

  1. 1976

    New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By

    Presenter

1960s

  1. 1966

    Conversations with Glenn Gould

    Interviewer · 4 episodes

1950s

  1. 1959

    Gordon Jacob

    Commentator

Wrote 1

1970s

  1. 1970

    Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

    Writer

Created 1

1970s

  1. 1978

    BBC Young Musician

    Creator

Appearances13

2020s

  1. 2022

    How the BBC Began

    Self · 3 episodes

2010s

  1. 2017

    The Opera House

    Self - BBC Arts Reporter

  2. 2013

    Benjamin Britten on Camera

    Self

2000s

  1. 2009

    Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

    Self (archival footage)

  2. 2008

    Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen

    Self

  3. 2006

    Glenn Gould: Hereafter

    Self

1990s

  1. 1991

    La Stupenda

    Self

1970s

  1. 1978

    BBC Young Musician

    Self - Host · 1 episode

  2. 1976

    The Story of Pantomime

    Self

  3. Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

    Self - Host

  4. 1971

    Elton John: Mr. Superfunk

    Self

1960s

  1. 1967
  2. 1965

    The Golden Ring

    Himself - Narrator