Martin Milner

Martin Milner OBE (17 February 1928 – 21 June 2000) was an English violinist. From 1958 to 1987 he was leader of the Hallé Orchestra. Life Milner was born in Bolton in 1928; his father was a headteacher and organiser of the Bolton Youth Orchestra. He was educated at Bolton School, and went on to study at the Royal Manchester College of Music (RMCM), where the violinist Henry Holst was a professor. He also studied in Denmark with Emil Telmányi. In 1946 he joined the first violin section of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He subsequently taught at the RMCM; he also had freelance engagements, and led the Buxton Spa Orchestra. Hallé Orchestra Milner was chosen in October 1958 by John Barbirolli, conductor of the Hallé, to lead the Manchester-based orchestra.