Harry Christophers
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Harry Christophers is a British conductor and founder of the renowned choral ensemble The Sixteen, acclaimed for his interpretations of early and contemporary choral music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harry Christophers canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11649219 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harry Christophers Context triple: [The Sixteen, artisticDirector, Harry Christophers]
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A.
Nicholas McGegan
Nicholas McGegan is a British conductor and early music specialist renowned for his interpretations of Baroque repertoire, particularly the works of George Frideric Handel.
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B.
Trevor Pinnock
Trevor Pinnock is a British harpsichordist and conductor renowned for his pioneering work in historically informed performances of Baroque and Classical music.
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C.
Neville Marriner
Neville Marriner was a renowned English conductor and violinist, best known as the founder and long-time director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
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D.
John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner is a renowned British conductor and early music specialist, particularly celebrated for his interpretations of Baroque repertoire and historically informed performances.
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E.
Nicholas Cleobury
Nicholas Cleobury is a British conductor known particularly for his work in choral and contemporary music, including founding the Britten Sinfonia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harry Christophers Target entity description: Harry Christophers is a British conductor and founder of the renowned choral ensemble The Sixteen, acclaimed for his interpretations of early and contemporary choral music.
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A.
Nicholas McGegan
Nicholas McGegan is a British conductor and early music specialist renowned for his interpretations of Baroque repertoire, particularly the works of George Frideric Handel.
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B.
Trevor Pinnock
Trevor Pinnock is a British harpsichordist and conductor renowned for his pioneering work in historically informed performances of Baroque and Classical music.
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C.
Neville Marriner
Neville Marriner was a renowned English conductor and violinist, best known as the founder and long-time director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
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D.
John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner is a renowned British conductor and early music specialist, particularly celebrated for his interpretations of Baroque repertoire and historically informed performances.
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E.
Nicholas Cleobury
Nicholas Cleobury is a British conductor known particularly for his work in choral and contemporary music, including founding the Britten Sinfonia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral conductor
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conductor ⓘ founder ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
BBC Singers
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Coro record label ⓘ Handel and Haydn Society ⓘ
linked to:
Boston Handel and Haydn Society
|
| awardReceived | Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Canterbury Cathedral Choir School
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Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ The King’s School, Canterbury ⓘ |
| employer | The Sixteen ⓘ |
| familyName | Christophers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
choral music
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contemporary classical music ⓘ early music ⓘ |
| founded | The Sixteen ⓘ |
| genre |
Baroque choral music
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Renaissance choral music ⓘ contemporary choral music ⓘ early music ⓘ |
| givenName | Harry ⓘ |
| hasConducted |
Boston Handel and Haydn Society
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The Sixteen ⓘ |
| hasPartnershipWith | The Sixteen ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | BBC Singers ⓘ |
| name | Harry Christophers ⓘ |
| notableAward | Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interpretations of Baroque sacred music
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interpretations of Renaissance polyphony ⓘ performances of Handel oratorios ⓘ performances of sacred choral repertoire ⓘ recordings with The Sixteen ⓘ |
| notableWork |
interpretations of contemporary choral music
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interpretations of early choral music ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic director
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choral director ⓘ conductor ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
artistic director of Boston Handel and Haydn Society
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artistic director of The Sixteen ⓘ founder of The Sixteen ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Coro ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Harry Christophers Description of subject: Harry Christophers is a British conductor and founder of the renowned choral ensemble The Sixteen, acclaimed for his interpretations of early and contemporary choral music.
Referenced by (4)
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