UK conductor Hickox dies, aged 60

"Richard Hickox, described as 'one of the world's leading conductors', has died from a suspected heart attack aged 60. Hickox died yesterday in his hotel room in Cardiff after a recording session in the city, his publicist said. He was due to conduct English National Opera's new production of Vaughan Williams's opera Riders To The Sea, opening this Thursday. The conductor is survived by his wife, the mezzo-soprano Pamela Helen Stephen, and his three children, Tom, Adam and Abigail" - Daily Mail