RICHARD HOWARTH

Conductor for the concert on March 13th
and our new principal conductor from next season

Richard Howarth has had a distinguished career as a violinist, leading and directing orchestras for over twenty five years. In recent years he has been in increasing demand as a conductor.

Richard has conducted Manchester Camerata, the Ulster Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the London, Scottish and Manchester Concert Orchestras and, from the violin, has directed Manchester Camerata and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. He is in demand as a string coach/conductor and works regularly at the Royal Northern College of Music and Chetham’s School of Music. As an educator, he is Principal Conductor of Sale Chamber Orchestra and Sheffield Chamber Orchestra, and, for five years, was conductor of Manchester Youth String Orchestra. Richard is a regular guest conductor of Chester Philharmonic Orchestra, Blackburn Symphony Orchestra and coaches the Huddersfield Philharmonic and Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestras.

Trained as a violinist at the Royal College of Music in London, Richard worked with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra and as Leader of the Ulster Orchestra before becoming Leader of Manchester Camerata. He has been a guest leader with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Scottish and Welsh Symphony Orchestras, the BBC Philharmonic, the Halle, Orchestra of St John’s Smith Square, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, East of England Orchestra and Bournemouth Sinfonietta.

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