James Loughran - Biography

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James Loughran (born 30 June 1931 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish conductor. Loughran is best known for his appearances at the Last Night of the Proms, in 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, and 1984. A task normally carried out by the BBC Symphony Orchestra's principal conductor, Loughran was chosen as the BBC SO had several non-British conductors as chief conductor, and the Last Night was seen as a British conductor's task. At the time, he was chief conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO), a position he had held for several years in the 1960's. Loughran has also been principal conductor of the Hallé Orchestra and the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. He was chief conductor of the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra in Denmark from 1996 to 2003. In addition, he has conducted all the major UK orchestras. His recordings include a complete cycle of the Johannes Brahms symphonies with the Hallé Orchestra on the Classics for Pleasure label.