Lucian Nethsingha (3 May 1936 − 12 February 2021) was a British musician born in Ceylon, who served as organist of Exeter Cathedral from 1973 to 1999.
Nethsingha was born in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and attended St. Thomas' College in Mount Lavinia, where he sang in the chapel choir.
Having won gold medals for piano from Trinity College, Kandy, and the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, he set out for England in 1954 at the age of 18.
As well as leading the cathedral choir on international tours, he also conducted for the Exeter Choral Society and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
[1] With his wife Jane (née Symons),[3] who died in 2015, Nethsingha had a son, Andrew, who followed in his father's footsteps as a church musician, and a daughter, Alison.