Welcome to my website. Perhaps you’ve arrived here because you’ve been to one of my concerts. Maybe you’re a musician yourself and we have, or will, work together. You could even be another conductor checking out the competition. However you got here, I hope that the website will tell you a little more about me, and encourage you to come along to a concert.

The last year has been a busy one, with my debuts at Symphony Hall, Birmingham Town Hall and Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall. There have been several world premières, including Paul Patterson’s Phoenix Concerto, and I’ve enjoyed the privilege of working with the world’s greatest oboists and bassoonists at the International Double Reed Society conference in Birmingham. Other highlights have been The Magic Flute at Birmingham Conservatoire, Dream of Gerontius in Leicester, Elijah in Nottingham and Pines of Rome in Leominster, and the occasional bit of violin playing – leading Also Sprach Zarathustra was particularly exciting!

Of course, for my wife Karen and me, all of this pales into insignificance next to the birth of our daughter Elsa in August, who carries on the family tradition of Wagnerian names. It’s been the most extraordinary adventure. Whether she’ll be a Brünnhilde isn’t yet certain, but she’s certainly strong-willed.

Do come along to one of my concerts – live music is the most thrilling experience for me, and, I hope, for the audience. Something special happens in concerts, in the mystical space between composer, performer and listener, and I hope I can share that experience with you.