Edward Higginbottom
Born: 16th November 1946, Kendal
Nationality: British
The English conductor Edward Higginbottom's early years were marked by distinction as a keyboard player. He gained his Fellowship of the Royal College of Organists before leaving school. A long association with Corpus Christi College Cambridge followed, beginning with an organ scholarship, continuing with graduate work and a doctoral thesis on French baroque music, and ending with a research fellowship (1973-76).