Geoffrey Paterson
Geoffrey Paterson | |
|---|---|
 Paterson at the 2018 Kongsberg Jazzfestival | |
| Born | 14 July 1983 Kent, England |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Conductor of classical music (active 1998–present) |
| Website | geoffreypaterson |
Geoffrey Paterson (born 14 July 1983) is a British conductor.
Early career[]
Born in Kent, England, 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 master's 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[]
- ^ "In Conversation: Geoffrey Paterson". London Sinfonietta. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "In Conversation: Geoffrey Paterson". London Sinfonietta. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Geoffrey Paterson repetiteur". National Opera Studio. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Maestro picks up the baton for new generation of conducters". The Yorkshire Post. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Results – The final". The Ninth Leeds Conductors Competition. Leeds City Council. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009.
- ^ "Geoffrey Paterson: Conductor". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Edén, Matti (29 March 2014). "Gershwin, tro och sex – Catfish Row gnistrar". Kvällsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Philharmonia Orchestra & Geoffrey Paterson". HIGHRESAUDIO. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Past performances – Colin Matthews: Composer". Colin Matthews. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ https://www.chandos.net/chanimages/Booklets/NM0239.pdf
- ^ "Geoffrey Paterson: Emerging artist – Conductor". London Sinfonietta. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Piano Concerto No. 4". Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Ben Foskett: Dinosaur". NMC Recordings. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Le Portrait de Manon & Les Nuits d'été". Opera Rara. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Neu Records | Guix: Images of Broken Light". Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Dinosaur | NMC Recordings". www.nmcrec.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Philharmonia Composers Academy Vol 3 | NMC Recordings". www.nmcrec.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
External links[]
- 1983 births
- British male conductors (music)
- Living people
- Alumni of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Prize-winners of the Leeds Conductors Competition
- People educated at The Judd School
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- 21st-century British conductors (music)
- 21st-century British male musicians