Alan Loveday

Alan Raymond Loveday (29 February 1928 – 12 April 2016) was a New Zealand violinist.  A child prodigy, he became leader of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and a soloist and leader with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.  He was a professor at the Royal College of Music for 17 years from 1955.  Loveday married pianist Ruth Stanfield in 1952, and they had two children, including Ian Loveday. 

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