the London Symphony Orchestra. The first marriage was dissolved. His second wife was Elizabeth Mary Sims, whom he married in 1957. He lived in London and in later life had a second home near Chardstock in Devon. Asked for an epitaph for his gravestone, he replied simply: "Follow the beat." Marriner died on 2 October 2016, at the age of 92. Honours Marriner was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1979. He was created a Knight Bachelor in 1985. In the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH). He was appointed an officer of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His recordings of Mozart were honoured with two Gemeinde Awards from the Austrian Music Academy. References External links Lincoln Christ's Hospital School Neville Marriner at Yarlung Artists 1924 births 2016 deaths 20th-century British conductors (music) 20th-century English musicians 21st-century British conductors (music) 21st-century English musicians English classical violinists British male violinists Male classical violinists Bach conductors English conductors (music) British male conductors (music) London Symphony Orchestra players Alumni of the Royal College of Music Conservatoire de Paris alumni Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour Knights Bachelor Conductors (music) awarded knighthoods Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Honorary Members of the Royal Academy of Music Grammy Award winners People from Lincoln, England British Army personnel of World War II