Conrad Wilson

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Conrad Wilson


Born
in The United Kingdom
November 07, 1932

Died
November 17, 2017

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Conrad Wilson was educated at Daniel Stewart's College, where he wrote reviews for the school magazine.

On leaving school, he trained as a journalist with the Edinburgh Dispatch. The Dispatch’s editor Albert Mackie gave him plenty space to hone his critical skills, sending him to review performances as far afield as London’s Covent Garden. National Service took Wilson to Paris, an eye-opening experience that made the resumption of his traineeship in Edinburgh seem like a step backwards. Before long he was off to Amsterdam as programme editor for Philips Records, writing with equal ease on jazz and pop.

After a spell as sub-editor in the BBC’s London newsroom, a conversation with The Scotsman’s London Editor, Eric Mackay, resulted in his appoi
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Giacomo Puccini (20th Centu...

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Notes On Mozart: 20 Crucial...

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Alex: The Authorised Biogra...

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Notes on Bach: 20 Crucial W...

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Notes on Mendelssohn: 20 Cr...

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Playing for Scotland: A His...

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The Shot Doctor: Saving Lives

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Notes On Schubert: 20 Cruci...

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