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Benjamin Bayl
A gifted young conductor equally at home in modern and historical repertoire.
Biography
Artistic Director: Saraband Consort
Following the success of his performances of Bach's Christmas Oratorio for Symfoniorkestern Norrlandsoperan in December 2009, he will return to the orchestra to conduct Handel’s Messiah in December 2010. This will be immediately followed by performances with Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado des Asturias. Other highlights include his debut with Opéra National de Lorraine in concert, and invitations to conduct the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra, Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester and Gävle Symfoniorkester in baroque and classical programmes.
Last season he conducted a critically acclaimed Ariodante for English Touring Opera which followed his debut with Opera Australia (for a new production of Orlando). He also made his debuts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Aalborg Symfonieorkester. His next opera project will be L'incoronazione di Poppea in 2011/12 in Copenhagen for the Nordic Early Opera Network.
Contemporary music also features in Benjamin's repertoire. He made his first commercial disc as a conductor, recording works of Hindemith with the Britten Sinfonia for Signum Classics, which was awarded five stars in the BBC Music Magazine.
Benjamin's was Assistant Conductor to the Budapest Festival Orchestra and for four seasons Assistant Artistic Director to the Gabrieli Consort.
Sample discography
Reviews
“The triumph of this disc is an extremely exciting account of Hindemith’s first organ concerto, the 1927 Kammermusik No. 7 with its brass-heavy chamber orchestra, by turns brazen, beefy and baleful. Throughout, incisive rhythmic articulation and clear delineation of line allows the music’s essential vitality to come through with the greatest possible impact. Highly recommended — 5 stars.” (BBC Music Magazine, February 2010)
“This is a thrilling evening in which vocal glories are matched by outstanding playing from ETO’s baroque orchestra. Or, more accurately, that’s the excellent Benjamin Bayl, whose conducting is marked by flawless tempo choices and a precise ear for stage-pit balance… The three short hours of ETO’s Ariodante are sheer bliss.” (www.whatsopstage.com, October 2009)
“Under Benjamin Bayl’s baton, the orchestra gave it their polished, virtuosic all.”
(Opera Now, December 2009)
“Ariodante, conducted by Benjamin Bayl, held us in thrall… Try not to miss this touring delight.”(The Times, November 2009)
“The baroque orchestra, beautifully controlled by conductor Benjamin Bayl, played with verve and precision… [There was] A great sense of empathy with the conductor, and tremendous rapport between pit and stage.” (www.musicalcriticism.com, November 2009)
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