Derek Collier (1927 – 24 June 2008) was an English violinist and leader of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Collier studied at the

Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of ...

in London and also with

Alfredo Campoli Alfredo Campoli (20 October 1906 – 27 March 1991) was an Italian-born British violinist, often known simply as Campoli. He was noted for the beauty of the tone he produced from the violin. Campoli spent his childhood and much of his career in E ...

. He performed as a soloist with many of the leading British and North American orchestras and gave the first performances in Britain of violin concertos by

Dag Wirén Dag Ivar Wirén (15 October 1905 – 19 April 1986) was a Swedish composer. Life Wirén was born at Striberg near Nora. His father had a roller blind factory, and there were various musical activities in the family home; he took piano lessons, ...

, Joaquín Rodrigo and Boris Blacher. Collier used a violin made by

Pietro Guarneri Pietro Guarnieri (14 April 1695 – 7 April 1762) was an Italian luthier. Sometimes referred to as ''Pietro da Venezia'', he was the son of Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Guarneri, ''filius Andreae'', and the last of the Guarneri house of violin-mak ...

and he made a number of commercial recordings for EMI and Decca with pianists including Ernest Lush and Daphne Ibbott.''The World of the Violin vol.2'', Decca SPA 405 (1975)

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BBC broadcasts of Derek Collier performances
(British Library)

(British Library) {{DEFAULTSORT:Collier, Derek 1927 births 2008 deaths English classical violinists English male musicians Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music 20th-century English musicians 20th-century classical violinists 20th-century English male musicians British male classical violinists Date of birth missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing