Peter stark conductor biography examples
Biography.
Peter Stark has conducted many of the world's leading orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra..
Peter Stark
British conductor and teacher
Not to be confused with Péter Stark or Pete Stark.
Peter Stark is a British conductor.
He is currently Professor of Conducting at the Royal College of Music in London and Rehearsal Director of the European Union Youth Orchestra.
Education and early career
Stark studied violin and conducting at the Royal College of Music where he won the Tagore Gold Medal and the Adrian Boult Conducting Scholarship.[1] Whilst at the RCM, he studied with Norman Del Mar and upon graduating, continued his conducting studies in Vienna with Sir Charles Mackerras.
Stark began his career in music as a principal second violinist, spending ten years as with the Welsh National Opera and two with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.[2][3]
Conducting career
During his career, he has conducted orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Hallé