He is a violinist, conductor and previous boy treble
born in Guildford, England. After
making his name known as the boy treble who sang with the King's College
Choir, Cambridge, on their acclaimed recording of Miserere
by Gregorio
Allegri
, he studied violin, conducting and organ at the Royal College of
Music in London, and upon graduating was qualified in each of these subjects
as well as teaching and musicology.After
embarking on his professional career he became a violinist and a
concertmaster and worked with major conductors that include Sir
Simon Rattle
, Sir Roger Norrington, Sir Charles Mackerras and Sir John Eliot
Gardiner.As a solo violinist he has
performed with Sir
Neville Marriner and the
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Peter Schrier and the BBC
Welsh Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy with the Philharmonia
Orchestra
.In 1985, after having been invited to conduct he joined
the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and quickly gained recognition that
led him to being offered the post of Principal Conductor of The Hanover
Band.Since that time he has conducted
orchestras in many nations of the world including Scandinavia, Britain,
Germany, France and the United States among others. Recording over 100 CDs
he was one of the first to record using historic instruments for complete
symphonies, which is assisted by his interest and knowledge in historical
performance practice.Appearing on television and radio he has performed with the Prague
Chamber Orchestra and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and in his
concert appearances he has conducted twenty world premieres.Since 2000 he has been the
Principal Conductor of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra in Winnipeg, Canada.
