Conductor

Harry Christophers

Music Director: The Sixteen and The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

As the group’s founder and conductor, Harry Christophers has built an impressive reputation for The Sixteen throughout the world, both through live performances and many award-winning recordings.

He has directed The Sixteen and its orchestra, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, throughout Europe, America and the Far East.

In addition to his work with The Sixteen, Harry Christophers is in great demand as a guest conductor for many of the major symphony orchestras and opera companies worldwide. He recently made his debut with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, the Hallé, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Halle and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra with whom he will be return in 2008.

“It is difficult to imagine any conductor other than Harry Christophers coming up with a programme like this, let alone conducting it with such many-sided authority.”

– The Times

2008 will see Harry Christophers conduct a new production of Handel’s Acis and Galatea for El Escorial in Spain and in 2009, Handel’s Samson for Buxton Opera.

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