Geoffrey Paterson

Geoffrey Paterson (born 14 July 1983) is a British conductor.

Career

Born in Kent, United Kingdom, Geoffrey Paterson was educated at The Judd School, St John's College, Cambridge, the RSAMD and the National Opera Studio.[1] At the age of 25 he won First Prize at the Ninth Leeds Conductors Competition.[2][3]

He was employed as a conductor at the Royal Opera House as part of the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme.[4]

His freelance work includes engagements with Opera North,[5] Manchester Camerata[6] and the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra.[7]

He is also a composer and winner of the 2004 Sir Arthur Bliss Prize.[8] He is a noted exponent of contemporary music,[9][10] and in 2010 founded the Theseus Ensemble with the patronage of Pierre Boulez.[11]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nationaloperastudio.org.uk/studentbiogs/Paterson.html
  2. ↑ David Denton (6 July 2009). "Maestro picks up the baton for new generation of conductors", Yorkshire Post. Retrieved on 2009-08-04.
  3. ↑ "Leeds Conductors Competition, Results". Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "Former Young Artists — Royal Opera House". roh.org.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Theatre, dance, opera and cabaret reviews | The Stage". thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. ↑ http://www.manchestercamerata.co.uk/concerts/new-year-s-day-viennese-gala-2011
  7. ↑ "Hamburger Symphoniker | Künstler-Archiv". hamburgersymphoniker.de. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bliss Awards and Prizes". lib.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Aldeburgh Festival (10) : Britten Sinfonia, cond. Christoph Poppen, Mary Plazas - soprano, Neal Davies - bass, Snape Maltings 16.06.2006 (JW)". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Boulezian: Theseus Ensemble/Paterson - 'Out of the Labyrinth', 5 November 2010". boulezian.blogspot.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Patron - Pierre Boulez". web.archive.org. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

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