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Peter Stark - Conductor Emeritus
Peter Stark’s performances are exhilarating, imaginative and thought-provoking, and his teaching has inspired thousands of musicians across the world. At the heart of all Peter’s work as conductor, teacher and consultant lies a passion and commitment to the study and practice of music to profit humanity.
Peter has conducted a number of the world’s leading ensembles such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and English Chamber Orchestra, and has assisted many of the world’s finest conductors, including Pierre Boulez, Sir Colin Davis, Lord Menuhin, Sir Roger Norrington and Klaus Tennstedt.
Peter’s reputation as a teacher and trainer is renowned; he is Professor of Conducting at the Royal College of Music in London, Leverhulme Professor of Conducting to the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, and his courses in conducting have taken him across the world. In 2009 he is to be the Orchestral Trainer for the European Union Youth Orchestra and will travel to Japan to conduct the Toyota Junior Symphony Orchestra.
2008 saw his introduction to the world of television; as Series Consultant to the BBC2 series ‘Maestro’ he presided over the teaching of eight celebrity ‘students’. In 2009 Peter will begin his book on the psychology of leadership, using the relationship between conductor and orchestra as his vehicle. The public profile afforded by his media work will lead to further opportunities to exercise his ambition to promote ‘music for all’.
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