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 a Jette Parker Young Artist at the Royal Opera House and has frequently returned there to conduct.[4] In 2013 and 2014 he was a musical assistant to Kirill Petrenko at the Bayreuth Festival, and his operatic conducting has included appearances at Glyndebourne[5] and the Royal Danish Opera.[6]

He is a noted exponent of contemporary music, working frequently with the London Sinfonietta[7] and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group[8] and recording for NMC.[9]

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. ↑ http://www.roh.org.uk/people/geoffrey-paterson. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ http://www.classicalsource.com/db_control/db_concert_review.php?id=13265. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ http://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/kultur/gershwin-tro-och-sex--catfish-row-gnistrar/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ http://www.londonsinfonietta.org.uk/node/1357. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ http://www.bcmg.org.uk/whats-on/birmingham-concerts-2016-17/kevin-volans-spotlight/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ https://www.nmcrec.co.uk/recording/dinosaur. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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