British conductor Sir Edward Downes who travelled to Switzerland with his wife to end their lives.
British conductor Sir Edward Downes and his wife Joan.
Conductor Edward Downes at Birmingham Town Hall for the first concert in the City of Birmingham for the Symphony Orchestra's 1979 Proms.
Conductor Edward Downes in 1977.
Edward Downes and his wife Joan with their new baby son Caractacus in 1967.
Conductor Edward Downes in 1967.
Conductor Edward Downes in 1954.
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Birmingham-born conductor Sir Edward Downes
Jul 14 2009
Renowned Birmingham conductor Sir Edward Downes and his wife have died in the assisted suicide clinic Dignitas. Sir Edward, 85, was almost blind when he and his 74-year-old wife Joan travelled to Switzerland to end their lives.
