Christopher Warren-Green's sensitive interpretation and wide knowledge of the repertoire, combined with his poised command of an orchestra, have earned him great respect throughout the music-making world. His charismatic manner and talent endears him immediately to the musicians with whom he works, resulting in orchestral musicians, young artists and established soloists alike holding him in the highest regard.
From September 2010, Warren-Green takes up the post of Music Director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, an appointment which further strengthens the connections he has established in the USA through his engagements with the Philadelphia and Minnesota Orchestras, the St Louis and Seattle Symphony Orchestras and National Symphony Washington DC. This season will see him work with Houston Symphony Orchestra.
Closer to home, Warren-Green is Music Director of the London Chamber Orchestra, and also regularly guest-conducts all the London orchestras. He has worked with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and last season conducted the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He also makes frequent visits to orchestras within Europe and the Far East, including the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and has made several tours of Japan with the NHK Symphony. This season he will conduct Sapporo Symphony Orchestra.
Since 1980, he has conducted numerous concerts at Buckingham Palace, Highgrove House and St James's Palace. Most recently, he conducted a private concert for the Royal family to mark the occasion of Her Majesty the Queen’s 80th birthday at Kew Palace, and in November 2008 he led the Philharmonia in the 60th birthday celebration concert for HRH the Prince of Wales.
Christopher Warren-Green has recorded extensively for BMG, Philips, Virgin, Chandos and Deutsche Grammophon; his latest recording is for EMI with the London Chamber Orchestra and Han-Na Chang.
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