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Clive Gillinson

British cellist and arts administrator. Born 7 March 1946, in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He played in the [a=National Youth Orchestra Of Great Britain]. He studied at the [l527847]. After his studies, he became a member of the [a=New Philharmonia Orchestra]. He joined the [a=London Symphony Orchestra] in 1970 and was elected to the Board of Directors of the self-governing orchestra in 1976, also serving as Finance Director. In 1985 he was asked by the Board to become Managing Director of the LSO, a position he held until 2005, when he left for [l=Carnegie Hall] to become Executive and Arts Director (in July 2005). He was appointed a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1999.