Death of leading London agent
RIPWe have been informed of the death last night of David Sigall, chairman of Ingpen & Williams until his retirement in 2016.
David had been suffering from a prolonged degenerative condition. He was in his mid-70s.
He looked after major artists, among them Alfred Brendel, Georg Solti and Jessye Norman.
The love of his life was the soprano Susan Chilcott, whom he discovered, promoted and later married, but who died in 2003 of breast cancer. In his final years he was married to Karen Taylor, who cared for him in sickness with great devotion.
David chaired a number of boards, including Dartington Festival and the International Association of Arts Managers.
He was a splendid cook and a convivial host.
David later married Karen Taylor who loved him dearly and looked after him in his last difficult years. David met his fate with calm dignity, never resentful or bitter. His many friends visited or kept in touch as much as possible even in the difficult cover era. RIP dear David
Some very fine, respectful words on the death of a person I didn’t know, but who seemed like a good man. Rest in peace.
With that in mind, I’d wish Mr. Lebrecht would change the click-bait-headline “Death of a disappointed piano star” from earlier this month, which, as taste goes, was in the other end of the scale.
https://slippedisc.com/2022/05/death-of-a-disappointed-piano-star/
How terribly sad. A great friend and superb colleague. I will miss him sorely. John Willan
One of the very nicest, most honest and most competent managers in the business. A real tragedy that he had to suffer such a cruel fate. Rest in peace, dear David.
Exceptionally intelligent and genuine person and always superbly dressed! Kind, supportive and nobody’s fool. Sad news indeed.
Was he Joan Ingpen’s brother, which would explain a lot about Met casting back in the day
No, he was not. Stop this idle speculation when a person has just died.
David was a wonderful friend and colleague who truly cared about artists and music – not about the bottom line. His dear wife Karen kept him going with her unselfish care and love. Rest in Peace, dear David – you were always a true gentleman!
This is terribly sad news. David was that rarity; a good and successful agent but with integrity! The loveliest of men, he was always delightful company whether talking about the industry or other matters. When my wife came back to the UK from Australia to begin her career here she wrote to a ton of offices; David was the first to reply and invited her to meet with him within days of her arriving. A sad loss, first of course, to his family and friends but the business can ill-afford to lose such genuine and caring people.
David was in every way a true gentleman and a very kind colleague. A very special person. He is very much missed