Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (1999) Winner
David Cairns
デイヴィッド・カーンズ
David Cairns
Aliases:
David Adam Cairns
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-06-08 （Loughton, Essex）
- Nationality
- 英国, イギリス人
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, non-fiction writer, musician, music critic
- Active Years
- 1950-
- Affiliations
- Chelsea Opera Group, Philips Records
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Influenced By
- Hector Berlioz, Sir Hugh Cairns
- Influenced
- Colin Davis
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | British Government | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | — | — | French Government | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | — | — | French Government | 昇格 |
| 2000 | Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award | Berlioz: Servitude and Greatness | — | Royal Philharmonic Society | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Derek Allen Prize | Berlioz: Servitude and Greatness | — | British Academy | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Samuel Johnson Prize | Berlioz: Servitude and Greatness | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Whitbread Book Awards Biography of the Year | Berlioz: Servitude and Greatness | — | — | 受賞 |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1997
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受賞
Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
1991
Organization:
French Government
Result:
受賞
Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
2013
Organization:
French Government
Result:
昇格
Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award
2000
Work:
Berlioz: Servitude and Greatness
Organization:
Royal Philharmonic Society
Result:
受賞
Derek Allen Prize
2000
Work:
Berlioz: Servitude and Greatness
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
受賞
Samuel Johnson Prize
2000
Work:
Berlioz: Servitude and Greatness
Result:
受賞
Whitbread Book Awards Biography of the Year
2000
Work:
Berlioz: Servitude and Greatness
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2000) Winner
Works
Major Works
Berlioz: The Making of an Artist 1803–1832
1989 biographyFirst volume of biography covering Berlioz's early life.
Berlioz's formative years
Berlioz: Servitude and Greatness 1832-1869
1999 biographySecond volume of biography covering Berlioz's later life.
Struggles in Parisian musical life
Mozart and his Operas
2006 music criticismExamination of Mozart's operas.
Appeal of Mozart's music
Discovering Berlioz: Essays, Reviews, Talks
2019 essay collectionCollection of essays on Berlioz.
Berlioz studies
The Memoirs of Hector Berlioz
1969 translationTranslation of Berlioz's autobiography.
autobiography
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed and insightful biographical styleVivid depiction of Berlioz's struggles
- Recurring Motifs
- Composer's lifelong strugglePhilistinism of Parisian musical life
Legacy
Renowned authority on Berlioz, with his biography hailed as one of the finest composer biographies.
Quotes
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part of the appeal of Mozart's music was its simultaneous embodiment of both "the perfection our souls long for and the sensation of our longing".
Source: Mozart and his Operas (2006)
Trivia
- Son of the distinguished neurosurgeon Sir Hugh Cairns.
- Co-founder of the Chelsea Opera Group.