Andrew Penny

Andrew Jonathan Penny MBE is a conductor born in Hull, England. He has recorded a complete cycle of Malcolm Arnold's symphonies.[1]

He graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music. As a postgraduate he studied with Sir Charles Groves.[2]

Since 1982 he has been Musical Director of the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra.[3] In November 1999 he directed two performances of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8, (The Symphony of a Thousand) as part of the Millennium Celebrations in Hull.

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to music.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Sir Malcolm Arnold and his Nine Symphonies", Classical CD Review, July 2005, http://classicalcdreview.com/sirmalcolm.htm
  2. ↑ "Every Picture Tells A Story: Andrew Penny", BBC website, 2008/09/23 http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/articles/2008/09/22/158_eptas_andrewpenny_feature.shtml
  3. ↑ "Penny, Andrew". Naxos Digital Services Ltd. November 2001. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60895. p. b23. 14 June 2014.