Livia Gollancz | |
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![]() Livia Ruth Gollancz in 1990, by Anne-Katrin Purkiss | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Livia Ruth Gollancz |
Born | London, United Kingdom | 25 May 1920
Died | 28 March 2018 London, United Kingdom | (aged 97)
Genres | Classical |
Occupation(s) | Musician, publisher |
Instrument(s) | French Horn |
Years active | 1935โ52 (as performer), 1953โ89 (at the Victor Gollancz Ltd. publishing house) |
Livia Ruth Gollancz (25 May 1920 โ 28 March 2018) was the first female principal horn of a major UK symphony orchestra.