Geoffrey Paterson

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

Geoffrey Paterson
Geoffrey Paterson at the 2018 Kongsberg Jazzfestival
Born (1983-07-14) 14 July 1983
Kent, England, UK
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
OccupationConductor of classical music
(active 1998–present)
Websitewww.geoffreypaterson.co.uk

Early Career

Born in Kent, United Kingdom, Geoffrey Paterson began conducting at the age of 15, while a pupil at The Judd School in Tonbridge.[1] He soon began organising concerts, both near his family home in Kent and later as an undergraduate at St John's College, Cambridge. [2] He studied for a masters degree at the RSAMD before pursuing a career as repetiteur and assistant conductor with the National Opera Studio.[3] At the age of 25 he won both First Prize and the Audience Prize at the Ninth Leeds Conductors Competition.[4][5]

Conducting

He was a Jette Parker Young Artist at the Royal Opera House, where he assisted Antonio Papano, Mark Elder, Andris Nelsons and Daniele Gatti, and has frequently returned to Covent Garden to conduct.[6] 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[7] and the Royal Danish Opera.[8]

He has conducted the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Philharmonia[9], London Sinfonietta, Danish National Symphony Orchestra and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

In addition to his work at Bayreuth, he has appeared at other festivals including the Holland Festival, Aldeburgh Festival[10] and Bregenz Festival[11].

He is a noted exponent of contemporary music, working frequently with the London Sinfonietta[12] and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group[13] and recording for NMC.[14]

Recordings

Marius Neset: Viaduct with London Sinfonietta for ACT[15]

Marius Neset: Snowmelt with London Sinfonietta for ACT[16]

Massenet: Le Portrait de Manon with Southbank Sinfonia for Opera Rara[17]

Giux: Images of Broken Light with the London Sinfonietta for Neu Records[18]

Ben Foskett: Dinosaur with the Hallé for NMC[19]

Philharmonia Composers Academy Vol. 3 with the Philharmonia for NMC[20]

References
  1. "In Conversation: Geoffrey Paterson". London Sinfonietta. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. "In Conversation: Geoffrey Paterson". London Sinfonietta. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. "Geoffrey Paterson repetiteur". National Opera Studio. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.
  4. "Maestro picks up the baton for new generation of conducters". The Yorkshire Post. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  5. "Results – The final". The Ninth Leeds Conductors Competition. Leeds City Council. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009.
  6. "Geoffrey Paterson: Conductor". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  7. Rogers, Curtis. "Glyndebourne Tour 2015 – David McVicar's production of Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail at Milton Keynes – conducted by Geoffrey Paterson". Review. Classical Source. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  8. Edén, Matti (29 March 2014). "Gershwin, tro och sex – Catfish Row gnistrar". Kvällsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  9. "Philharmonia Orchestra & Geoffrey Paterson". HIGHRESAUDIO. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  10. "Past performances – Colin Matthews: Composer". Colin Matthews. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  11. https://www.chandos.net/chanimages/Booklets/NM0239.pdf
  12. "Geoffrey Paterson: Emerging artist – Conductor". London Sinfonietta. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  13. "Piano Concerto No. 4". Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  14. "Ben Foskett: Dinosaur". NMC Recordings. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  15. jazz, ACT Music-In the spirit of. "Viaduct - CD - Viaduct - Marius Neset - Artists - ACT Music - In the spirit of jazz". ACT Music (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  16. jazz, ACT Music-In the spirit of. "Snowmelt - Snowmelt - Marius Neset - Artists - ACT Music - In the spirit of jazz". ACT Music (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  17. "Le Portrait de Manon & Les Nuits d'été". Opera Rara. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  18. "Neu Records | Guix: Images of Broken Light". Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  19. "Dinosaur | NMC Recordings". www.nmcrec.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  20. "Philharmonia Composers Academy Vol 3 | NMC Recordings". www.nmcrec.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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