One of the Last of the Altruistic Chairmen Who Did It for Love

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As chairman of the CBSO for 18 years, George Jonas steered it through the exciting period when it rose from regional respectability to international acclaim.

Following the orchestra's falling-out with former conductor Louis Fremaux in 1978he oversaw the appointment of the long running and hugely successful partnership of chief executive Ed Smith and music director Simon Rattle.

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One of the Last of the Altruistic Chairmen Who Did It for Love

Ed Smith, chief executive for more than 20 years, was in Birmingham yesterday a...

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