Welcome to the web-site of the internationally renowned British conductor, Brian Wright. Brian was second prize-winner in conducting competitions with the London Symphony Orchestra and at La Scala, Milan. He was Assistant Conductor to André Previn and the LSO and Associate Conductor to the BBC in London. He has conducted all the major British orchestras, winning particular praise for performances at the BBC Proms. Brian is a regular guest conductor in Britain and Europe, and in Asia he has toured in China with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted the Hong Kong Philharmonic and Singapore Symphony Orchestras. In the UK, Brian is currently Music Director of Maidstone Symphony Orchestra and Goldsmiths Choral Union, London.
Conductor Brian Wright displayed some superb manipulation of the orchestra’s energies (RPO) ... a compelling and captivating performance -musicOMH / Brahms & Strauss / Royal Festival Hall The atmosphere was festive, communal, familial. But immediately the opening notes sounded, under the baton of the experienced Brian Wright, the crowd listened, stock still. The fortissimo heave and swell of the massed choirs, especially for the upstanding “Hallelujah”s, had exciting impact -The Observer / Handel’s Messiah / Royal Albert Hall One of the most talented and musically imaginative of our conductors - Daily Telegraph Using clear and simple gestures with what might be called classical restraint, Wright conducted with wonderful skill - The Scotsman Warner/NVC Arts DVD release of Stravinsky’s Pulcinella with Brian conducting the BBCSO Site updated January 2012
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