Conductor Howard Williams Conductor Howard WilliamsHoward Williams has conducted the majority of British orchestras including the London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic and BBC Symphony Orchestras. He has conducted at the BBC Proms and at the Edinburgh, Leeds, Bath and Brighton Festivals. In Europe he has appeared in the concert seasons of, amongst other orchestras, the Vienna Radio Symphony, Bavarian Radio Symphony, Swedish Radio Orchestra, Belgian Radio Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, Slovak Philharmonic, Hungarian National Philharmonic, Hungarian Radio Symphony and the Orchestre Nationale de Lyon.
He has conducted eleven operas for ENO, including four new productions and the world première of Iain Hamilton's Anna Karenina. In 1989 he was appointed Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Pécs Symphony Orchestra, making him the first British conductor ever to hold such a position in Hungary. In 1997 he was honoured with the Bartók medal for services to Hungarian music abroad.
In 2000 he was appointed to the new post of Head of Conducting at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. This enabled Howard to explore and develop his attitude to the teaching of conductors, while at the same time training student orchestras. He has constantly been involved with student orchestras at conservatoire and university level in the UK, Europe and the USA, and has been a regular guest with the National Children's Orchestra of Great Britain.
Works to be played will be chosen from the following
| Berlioz | Overture Waverley |
| Brahms | Symphony No 4 |
| Elgar | Overture Froissart |
| Glazounov | Summer |
| List | Prometheus |
| Smetana | Sarka (Ma Vlast) |
| Tchaikoskey | Symphony No 3 |
Although it is hoped that all of the works listed will be played through, it is anticipated that most time will be spent in detailed rehearsal of a selection from the list.
Music students who are studying conducting as well as playing an orchestral instrument can apply for a ‘Student Conductorship' (a maximum of two are available).They would have the opportunity to work with Howard Williams during the week, and would be expected to play in the orchestra. For further details please add a letter to the application form giving reasons why you would be suitable for this.
Orchestral librarians will be Margot Arthurton, Heather Bennie and Linda Willis.