Orchestra Conductor Richard Howarth

Richard Howarth brings a wealth of experience and energy to orchestra conducting, inspiring both musicians and audiences. He is able to draw on a distinguished career as a violinist, leading and directing orchestras for over twenty years.

Richard is as comfortable working with elite professionals as he is training and educating amateur and youth orchestras. He has maintained a love of classical music throughout his career as a player and leader, which he brings to the role of orchestra conductor.

Richard's passion for music is apparent in every performance. A great depth of musical knowledge gained from working at the highest level, directing and appearing with leading orchestras, and his love of the great composers, manifests itself in assured and compelling performances as a conductor. This website is recommended by website reviews site Great Website Guide.

Richard also runs the Manchester Sinfonia, a new professional orchestra that performs concerts, accompanies choral groups and is available for recording sessions.

Latest From Richard

8 November 2009

Looking forward to the first rehearsal of Britten's Les Illuminations with soprano Abigail Sudbury who will perform it with Sale Chamber Orchestra on 5th December at St Paul's Church in Sale. What an amaziing piece this is and so full of invention. Who would have thought that violins and violas could sound like trumpets and horns at the beginning?

Rehearsals for the Elgar Violin Concerto with Wrexham Symphony Orchestra are well advanced. My goodness, but they follow well! My good friend Jiafeng Chen will be playing it on 28th November in William Aston Hall in Wrexham.

Blackburn Symphony Orchestra is playing extremely well in a taxing programme. Britten's Young Person's Guide is taking shape. The percussion had a good session last week. Niklas Duckworth also joined us to rehearse the Schumann Piano Concerto. Very useful for the players to hear what they have to accompany.

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