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Career
- TELEVISION
- 2009
- As himself on piano TV Special: Anne-Sophie Mutter & Mendelssohn
- 1998
- Composer & conductor Great Performances on PBS: A Streetcar Named Desire
- 1994
- Conductor TV Special: Kiri Te Kanawa: Her Greatest Hits
- 1974
- Series original music with Tom McCal TV Mini-Series: Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
- SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS
- 2002–2006
- Music Director Oslo Philharmonic; Oslo, Norway
- 1986–1992
- Conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; London, England, UK
- 1985–1989
- Music Director Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles, California, USA
- 1976–1984
- Music Director Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- 1968–1979
- Conductor London Symphony Orchestra; Barbican Centre, London, England, UK
- 1967–1969
- Conductor Houston Symphony Orchestra; Houston, Texas, USA
- FEATURE FILMS
- 1975
- Composer of original music & conductor Rollerball
- 1970
- Composer of original music and conductor The Music Lovers
- 1964
- Composer of original music Inside Daisy Clover
- 1964
- Composer of original music Kiss Me, Stupid
- 1964
- Composer of original music Goodbye Charlie
- 1964
- Composer of original music Dead Ringer
- 1963
- Composer of original music Irma la Douce
- 1962
- Composer of original music Two for the Seesaw
- 1962
- Composer of original music Long Day's Journey Into Night
- 1962
- Composer of original music The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- 1961
- Composer of original music All in a Night's Work
- 1960
- Composer of original music Elmer Gantry
- 1960
- Composer of original music Who Was That Lady?
- 1960
- Composer of original music, and performed as himself with the André Previn Trio The Subterraneans
- 1957
- Composer of original music Designing Women
- 1957
- Music supervisor, conductor & uncredited additional composition Silk Stockings
- 1957
- Music supervisor, conductor & uncredited additional composition Hot Summer Night
- 1957
- Composer of original music House of Numbers
- 1956
- Composer of original music The Fastest Gun Alive
- 1956
- Composer of original music The Catered Affair
- 1955
- Composer of original music Bad Day at Black Rock
- 1953
- Composer of original music The Girl Who Had Everything
- 1951
- Composer of original music Cause for Alarm!
- 1950
- Composer of original music Kim
- 1950
- Composer of original music The Outriders
- 1950
- Composer of original music Shadow on the Wall
- 1950
- Composer of original music Dial 1119
- 1949
- Composer of original music The Sun Comes Up
- 1949
- Musical director and uncredited additional composition Border Incident
- 1949
- Composer of original music Tension
- 1949
- Composer of original music Scene of the Crime
- 1949
- Conductor and uncredited additional composition Big Jack
- 1949
- Composer of musical score Challenge to Lassie
- MUSICAL FEATURE FILMS
- 1967
- Composer of music Thoroughly Modern Millie
- 1964
- Music supervisor, conductor & uncredited additional composition My Fair Lady
- 1960
- Composed music for songs with lyrics by Dory Langdon Previn, his wife, and performed an original composition on-screen Pepe
- 1959
- Music Supervisor, music adaptor and conductor Porgy & Bess
- 1958
- Music supervisor, conductor & uncredited additional composition Gigi
- 1955
- Music supervisor, conductor & uncredited additional composition Kismet
- 1955
- Music supervisor, conductor & additional composition (for lyrics by Comden & Green) It's Always Fair Weather
- 1953
- Musical director Give a Girl a Break
- 1953
- Musical director and uncredited additional composition Small Town Girl
- 1950
- Musical director and uncredited additional composition Three Little Words
- TELEVISION: ACADEMY AWARDS SHOWS
- 1961
- Musical Director 33rd Annual Academy Awards Show
- 1960
- Musical Director 32nd Annual Academy Awards Show
- 1956
- Musical Director 28th Annual Academy Awards Show
- 1954
- Musical Director 26th Annual Academy Awards Show
Accomplishments of note
- 2009
- On-screen as himself: A Bridge Between Two Worlds Documentary with André Previn as its subject with A film by Lillian Birnbaum & Peter Stephan Jungk
- 1991
- Authored memoir: No Minor Chords: My Days in Hollywood A memoir of Hollywood from 1948-1964 with Publisher: Doubleday ISBN-10: 0385413416 ISBN-13: 978-0385413411
- 1983
- Authored non-fiction: Andre Previn's Guide to the Orchestra Previn's introduction to the modern orchestra with history and uses of the instruments with Publisher: Putnam Adult ISBN-10: 0399128654 ISBN-13: 978-0399128653
Professional honors and awards
- 2011
- Commander's Cross with Star Federal Republic of Germany Music
- 2010
- Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2008
- Gramophone Lifetime Achievement Award The London Symphony Orchestra Marking his eleventh year as Principal Conductor
- 2005
- The Glenn Gould Prize The Glenn Gould Foundation Exceptional Contribution to Music
- 2005
- Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Best Instrumental Soloist: Previn: Violin Concerto; Bernstein: Serenade for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion
- 2003
- Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Best Classical Crossover Album: Korngold: The Sea Hawk, Captain Blood with the London Symphony Orchestra
- 1999
- Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Best Chamber Music Performance: American Scenes: Copland, Previn, Barber, Gershwin
- 1998
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Contributions to the performing arts
- 1996
- Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Knighted for Services to Music
- 1977
- Grammy® Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Best Choral Performance: Rachmaninoff: The Bells with the London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
- 1974
- Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Best Choral Performance: William Walton: Belshazzar's Feast with the London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
- 1964
- Academy Award Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Score - Adaptation or Treatment: My Fair Lady
- 1964
- Academy Award Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Score - Adaptation or Treatment: Irma la Douce
- 1962
- Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Best Jazz Performance - Soloist or Small Group: André Previn Plays That Old Black Magic, Come Rain or Come Shine, Stormy Weather, Over the Rainbow and Other Wonderful Songs by Harold Arlen
- 1961
- Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Best Jazz Performance - Soloist or Small Group: West Side Story
- 1960
- Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Orchestra: Like Young with the David Rose Orchestra
- 1960
- Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Best Sound Track Album: Porgy and Bess
- 1959
- Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Best Sound Track Album: Gigi
- 1959
- Academy Award Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Music - Scoring of a Musical Picture: Porgy & Bess
- 1959
- Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Best Sound Track Album: Gigi
- 1958
- Academy Award Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Music – Scoring of a Musical Picture: Gigi
Community
Military service
- 1950–1952
- U.S. Army Sergeant
- Nationality
- American (naturalized citizen - 1943) (at birth: German)
Education
- Secondary school
- Berlin Hochschule fur Musik Berlin, Germany 1935–1938
- Secondary school
- Paris Conservatoire Paris, France 1938–1939
- Secondary school
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Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills, California USA
Class of 1946
At graduation played a musical duet with Richard M. Sherman--Previn played the piano, accompanying Sherman (who played flute)
- Native language
- German
- Other languages
- English
Family
Vital statistics
- Birth information
- April 6, 1929
- Gender
- Male
- Place of birth
- Berlin, Germany
- Marital status
- Divorced
Marriage
- 2002–2006
- Anne-Sophie Mutter
- 1982–1999
- Heather Mary Hales 2 children Li-An Mary Previn (1970, adopted 1982) Lukas Alexander Previn (1983)
- 1970–1979
- Mia Farrow 6 children Matthew Phineas Previn (1970) Sascha Villiers Previn (1970) Fletcher Farrow Previn (1974) Summer "Daisy" Song Previn (1974, adopted 1976) Lark Previn (1974 - 2008) Soon-Yi Previn (1970, adopted 1978)
- 1959–1970
- Dorothy Veronica (Langan) Previn (1925 - 2012)
- 1952–1958
- Elizabeth "Betty" A. Bennett 2 children Claudia (Previn) Stasny Alicia 'Lovely' Previn
Grandchildren & Great-grandchildren
- Grandchildren
- 6 Catherine Previn, Lucy Previn, Maureen Previn, Wynnefred Previn, Sara Mckinzie, Christine
Parents
- Father
- Jack Previn (né Priwin) (1885-1963)
- Mother
- Charlotte (Epstein) Previn (1891-1986)
Grandparents
- Father's father
- Leo PREVIN
- Father's mother
- Fannie Previn
- Mother's father
- Bernard EPSTEIN
- Mother's mother
- Anna (Liachowsky) Epstein
Ancestry
- Russian Jewish