Editing Colin Davis (section)

===Illness and death===
After his wife's death, Davis's health declined rapidly. He fell from the podium at Covent Garden in February 2011, and cancelled many engagements in the subsequent months. His last concert in France was on 7 June 2012 at the [[Théâtre des Champs-Elysées]] in Paris with the [[Orchestre National de France]] and [[Emanuel Ax]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.francemusique.fr/emissions/les-jeudis-du-national/beethoven-et-dvorak-par-emanuel-ax-piano-et-l-orchestre-national-de-france-diriges-par-colin-davis-18101 | title=Beethoven et Dvorak par Emanuel Ax, piano, et l'Orchestre National de France dirigés par Colin Davis | work=France Musique | author= | date=2014-10-23 | access-date=2021-04-16}}</ref> His last concert with the LSO was a performance of [[Berlioz]]'s ''[[Requiem (Berlioz)|Grande Messe des morts]]'' on 26 June 2012 at [[Saint Paul's Cathedral]] in London.<ref name=Grdn0413/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2013/04/15/le-chef-d-orchestre-colin-davis-est-mort_3160126_3246.html | title="Colin Davis, le charme britannique à la baguette" (Le chef d'orchestre est mort à Londres, dimanche 14 avril, à l'âge de 85 ans. Il dirigeait avec un subtil alliage d'élégance et de mystique rêveuse | work=Le Monde | author=Marie-Aude Roux | date=2013-04-16 | access-date=2021-04-16}}</ref>  His last known performance was with the Haydn Chamber Orchestra, an amateur London orchestra, and soloist Thomas Gould, a month before his death.<ref>{{cite web | author=Greg Cahill | url=http://www.allthingsstrings.com/News/News/Sir-Colin-Davis-1927-2013 | title=Sir Colin Davis, 1927–2013 | work=Strings | date=15 April 2013 | access-date=25 December 2014}}</ref> On 14 April 2013, Davis died in London at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://lso.co.uk/more/news/123-sir-colin-davis-1927-2013.html | title=Obituary: Sir Colin Davis (1927–2013) | publisher=London Symphony Orchestra | date=14 April 2013 | access-date=2021-04-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/sir-colin-davis-british-conductor-dies-at-85/ | work=The New York Times | access-date=2013-04-15 | date=2013-04-14 | title=Sir Colin Davis, British Conductor, Dies at 85 | first=Michael | last=Schwirtz}}</ref>

[[Antonio Pappano]], music director at the [[Royal Opera House]], said Davis's death came as a "huge blow".<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22148334 | title = Conductor Sir Colin Davis dies|work=BBC News| access-date = 15 April 2013 | date = 14 April 2013}}</ref> Labour MP [[Harriet Harman]] [[Twitter|tweeted]] that Davis had "made a historic contribution to music – in this country & worldwide", while [[Borjan Canev]], former assistant conductor to Davis, said "thank you for being my inspiration".<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-symphony-orchestra-president-sir-colin-davis-dies-aged-85-8572793.html | title=London Symphony Orchestra president Sir Colin Davis dies, aged 85 | work=London Evening Standard | access-date=15 April 2013 | date=15 April 2013}}</ref>