Birthplace: Edmonton, London, London, England James Brindley Dec. at 56 (1716-1772) James Brindley (1716 – 27 September 1772) was an English engineer. He was born in Tunstead, Derbyshire, and lived much of his life in Leek, Staffordshire, becoming one of the most notable engineers of ...
Here he gave the first performance of Richard Rodney Bennett's opera A Penny for a Song.After this he went freelance, conducting the BBC orchestras, the Orchestre National de France and in Montreal, Edmonton and Vancouver. From 1979 to 1992 he was professor at the School of Music at ...