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Andrew Greenwood obituary Sara Greenwood My husband, Andrew Greenwood, who has died aged 66 of prostate cancer, was a naturally gifted musician and a sympathetic conductor, especially of opera. Whether in a village hall or a top European theatre, his music-making always had integrity. Never a slave to ego, he held the composer’s intentions paramount, closely followed by the wellbeing of the singers and other musicians under his baton. He had a gift for friendship, for creating a team, and was never happier than when galvanising his forces in performance. Born in Todmorden, Yorkshire, he was the first of the four children of Jeffrey Greenwood, a children’s social worker, and Patricia (nee Jackson). At Manchester grammar school Andrew fell in love with music, and, aged 17, he performed as soloist in Schumann’s Piano Concerto at the Free Trade Hall. After graduating from Clare College, Cambridge, where he studied music, he joined the London Opera Centre and, in

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