Geoffrey Paterson

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]

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]

• 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]

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