Humphrey Burton
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 21, 1931
- Died
- December 17, 2025
- Birthplace
- Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
Author, broadcaster, director and producer. First Head of Music and Arts for BBC Television 1965-1967. Resumed the position again from 1975-1981 after an eight year absence in commercial television as a founder-member of London Weekend Television. For his work as a director, he has won four Emmy Awards, two British Academy Awards and as a presenter received the Royal Television Society Silver medal and Sony Gold Award.
Filmography
Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde TBA
Director
Pelléas and Mélisande TBA
Director
The Opera House 2017
as Self - BBC Arts Reporter
- Karajan's Magic and Myth
Karajan's Magic and Myth 2014
as Self
Benjamin Britten on Camera 2013
as Self
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker 2010
Director
Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein) 2009
Director
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould 2009
as Self (archival footage)
Bernstein conducts Bernstein 2008
Director
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7 2008
Director
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5 2008
Director
Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein 2008
Director
Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen 2008
as Self
Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture 2008
Director
Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 1 (Rossini - Mendelssohn) 2007
Director
Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 3 (Wagner - Richard Strauss) 2007
Director
Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2 2007
Director
Bach The Cello Suites 2007
Director
Rostropovich Life & Art 2007
Director
Mozart: Requiem 2007
Director
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 2007
Director
Schubert Final Three Piano Sonatas D958, D959, D960 - Alfred Brendel 2006
Director
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17, Symphony No. 39 - Leonard Bernstein 2006
Director
Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate 2006
Director
Glenn Gould: Hereafter 2006
as Self
Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem 2006
Director
Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem 2006
Director
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde 2005
Director
Vincent in Brixton 2003
Director
- The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland
The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland 2002
Director
- Falstaff
Falstaff 2000
Director
A Gala Christmas in Vienna 1998
Director
Rodelinda 1998
Director
- Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut 1997
Director
Merry Christmas from Vienna 1996
Director
Lulu 1996
Director
Ermione 1995
Director
- Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin 1994
Director
Candide 1991
Director
La Stupenda 1991
as Self
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek 1991
Producer
Mozart Requiem 1991
Director
War and Peace 1991
Director
Charles Mingus: Epitaph 1990
Director
Prince Igor 1990
Director
Boris Godunov 1990
Director
Ode to Freedom 1989
Director
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide 1989
Director
Candide 1988
Director
Die Entführung aus dem Serail 1987
Director
Krystian Zimerman: Chopin/Schubert 1987
Director
Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987 1987
Director
Ivo Pogorelich: Bach, Scarlatti, Beethoven 1987
Director
Herbert Von Karajan - New Year's Concert Vienna 1987 1987
Director
Liszt Annees de Pelerinage 1986
Director
The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein 1985
Director
Bach: St. John Passion 1985
Director
Andrea Chénier 1985
Director
The Making Of West Side Story 1985
Producer
Brahms The Piano Concertos 1984
Director
Bernstein Brahms Symphonies 1984
Director
Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli 1984
Director
Die Fledermaus 1984
Director
Carlos Kleiber: Beethoven - Symphonies 4 & 7 1983
Director
Verdi: Requiem 1982
Director
A Question Of Faith 1979
Producer
Bernstein Beethoven Overtures 1978
Director
- Marevna and Marika
Marevna and Marika 1978
as Himself
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 1977
Director
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2 1977
Director
- Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach 1977
Director
The Story of Pantomime 1976
as Self
New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By 1976
as Presenter
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema 1976
as Self - Host
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 1976
Director
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal 1976
Director
The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics 1976
Director
The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity 1976
Director
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax 1976
Director
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology 1976
Director
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth 1976
Director
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis 1976
Director
Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives 1976
Director
Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5 1975
Director
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 1975
Director
The Marriage of Figaro 1974
Producer
Trouble in Tahiti 1973
Executive Producer
Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral 1973
Director
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 1973
Director
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction 1972
Director
Elton John: Mr. Superfunk 1971
as Self
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein 1970
Writer, Director, Producer
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony 1970
Director
Benjamin Britten and His Festival 1967
Executive Producer
The Golden Ring 1965
as Himself - Narrator, Producer, Director
Elgar 1962
Producer
Antonio Gaudí 1961
Producer
Gordon Jacob 1959
as Commentator
Credits from TMDB.