"SIR LANDON RONALD (1873-), English conductor and musical composer, born in London June 7 1873, was educated at St. Marylebone and All Souls grammar school, and the high school at Margate. His first appearance as a musician was in 1890, as solo pianist in the wordless musical play L'Enfant Prodigue, and in 1891 he was engaged by Sir Augustus Harris as conductor for a Covent Garden season. During the following years his reputation as a conductor steadily increased, and in 1908-9 he had a successful European tour. In 1908 he became conductor of the New Symphony Orchestra (now the Royal Albert Hall Orchestra), and in 1910 was appointed principal of the Guildhall school of music. His compositions include various orchestral works, and a large number of songs, many of which have attained wide popularity. He was knighted Jan.
I 1922.