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Born: 17 January 1941, New Zealand
Died: NA
Country most active: United Kingdom
Also known as: NA
Gillian Weir, brought up in Whanganui, won a scholarship to study the organ at the Royal College of Music in London in 1963. She became renowned as an interpreter of the works of French composer Olivier Messiaen and, after an international performing career of nearly 50 years, gave a farewell recital at Westminster Cathedral in December 2012.