Death of a US-born maestro, 95

Death of a US-born maestro, 95

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norman lebrecht

May 10, 2017

The death has been announced in Munich of Francis Travis, on April 28.

Raised in Detroit, Travis studied with Hermann Scherchen in Switzerland and became his assistant.

He worked at Basle Opera and later at the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam, making several commercial recordings. He was also professor of conducting at Tokyo National University.

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