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André Previn

1929–2019 · Berlin, Germany

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia André George Previn, KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-born American pianist, conductor, and composer. Starting by arranging and composing Hollywood film scores for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Previn was involved in the music for over 50 films over his entire career. He won four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings (and one more for his Lifetime Achievement). He had been the music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Oslo Philharmonic, as well as the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Sound 50

2020s

  1. 2022

    Louise

    Conductor

  2. 2021

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Sound

1970s

  1. 1979

    Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

    Original Music Composer

  2. 1975
  3. 1971

    The Music Lovers

    Conductor

1960s

  1. 1966
  2. Inside Daisy Clover

    Original Music Composer

  3. 1964
  4. Goodbye Charlie

    Original Music Composer, Songs

  5. 1963
  6. 1962
  7. Long Day's Journey Into Night

    Music

  8. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    Original Music Composer

  9. 1961
  10. All in a Night's Work

    Original Music Composer

  11. 1960

    Pepe

    Original Music Composer

  12. The Subterraneans

    Music

  13. Who Was That Lady?

    Original Music Composer

1950s

  1. 1957

    House of Numbers

    Original Music Composer

  2. Designing Woman

    Music

  3. Hot Summer Night

    Original Music Composer

  4. 1956

    The Fastest Gun Alive

    Original Music Composer

  5. The Catered Affair

    Original Music Composer

  6. 1955

    Kismet

    Music Supervisor, Conductor

  7. 1953
  8. Give a Girl a Break

    Original Music Composer

  9. Small Town Girl

    Original Music Composer

  10. The Girl Who Had Everything

    Music

  11. 1951
  12. 1950
  13. Dial 1119

    Original Music Composer

1940s

  1. 1949
  2. Border Incident

    Original Music Composer, Music Director

  3. The Sun Comes Up

    Original Music Composer

  4. 1948

    Tenth Avenue Angel

    Original Music Composer

  5. 1946

Acted in 5

1970s

  1. 1974

    Oscar Peterson & André Previn

    Movie

1960s

  1. 1960

    Pepe

    André Previn

  2. The Subterraneans

    André Previn

1950s

  1. 1956

    Invitation to the Dance

    Composer at Piano

1940s

  1. 1946

    I've Always Loved You

    Longhair

Other crew 1

Appearances33

2020s

  1. 2025

    Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light

    Self - Composer (archive footage)

  2. 2023

    Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace

    Self

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2011

    Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2000s

  1. 2009

    Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

    Self

  2. André Previn - A Bridge between two Worlds

    Self

  3. 2007

    Anne-Sophie Mutter: Mozart Piano Trios K. 502, 542, 548

    Self - Pianist

  4. Kiri Te Kanawa: A Celebration Live at the Royal Albert Hall

    Self - Conductor

  5. 2006

    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    Self

  6. Artur Rubinstein - Piano Concertos

    Self

  7. 2005

    Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Vol. IV

    Self - Conductor (Concerto No. 27)

  8. Mozart: Great Piano Concertos: Vol. II

    Self - Piano & Conductor (Concerto No. 24)

  9. 2003
  10. Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

    Self

  11. 2002

    Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

    Self (archive footage)

  12. 2000

    Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

    Self

1990s

  1. 1998

    The Kindness of Strangers

    Himself

  2. 1991

    A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert

    Self, Self - Conductor

  3. 1990

    Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

    Self

Thanked in the credits1

1970s

  1. 1976

    That's Entertainment, Part II

    Thanks