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
- ↑ http://www.nationaloperastudio.org.uk/studentbiogs/Paterson.html
- ↑ David Denton (6 July 2009). "Maestro picks up the baton for new generation of conductors", Yorkshire Post. Retrieved on 2009-08-04.
- ↑ "Leeds Conductors Competition, Results". Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ↑ http://www.roh.org.uk/about/jette-parker-young-artists-programme/former-young-artists
- ↑ http://www.thestage.co.uk/listings/production.php/43769/la-boheme-opera-north
- ↑ http://www.manchestercamerata.co.uk/concerts/new-year-s-day-viennese-gala-2011
- ↑ http://hamburgersymphoniker.de/artikel-552-bereich-kuenstler-st-bl-kuenstler.htm
- ↑ http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/Departments/Music/Bliss/Blissprize.htm
- ↑ http://www.musicweb-international.com/SandH/2006/Jan-Jun06/aldeburgh16062.htm
- ↑ http://boulezian.blogspot.com/2010/11/theseus-ensemblepaterson-elias-and.html
- ↑ http://www.theseusensemble.com/Patron-Pierre-Boulez