Scott Ellaway | |
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Born | Scott Tereance Ellaway 8 August 1981
Abergavenny, South Wales |
Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
Occupation | Conductor |
Years active | 2002–present |
Website |
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Scott Tereance Ellaway (born 8 August 1981) is a Welsh conductor and advocate for broadening access to classical music. [1] [2] In an article published by BBC Music Magazine in 2009, [3] [4] Ellaway became known for his entrepreneurial spirit as the founder and artistic director of Orchestra Europa. [5] [6] In 2011 John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough hosted a concert at Blenheim Palace to celebrate the conductor's 30th birthday. [7] Ellaway is founder of OpusYou, a music education firm that offers broadcast and E-learning options to students. [8] He divides his time between New York City and Los Angeles, and is a Fellow at Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University. [9]
Born in Abergavenny, South Wales, Ellaway was educated locally before gaining an organ scholarship to Keble College, Oxford in 2002 and graduating in 2005 [10] He made his professional conducting debut at age 21 with members of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Welsh National Opera in Abergavenny. [11] He has since worked with several prominent orchestras and ensembles including the Academy of Ancient Music, [12] the BBC Singers, [13] the Berliner Symphoniker, [14] the Philharmonia Orchestra, [15] the London Mozart Players, [16] and performed at the Lincoln Center in New York City for the first time in 2014, conducting performances of George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco, Kammermusik No. 2 and Who Cares? for the New York City Ballet. [17] He made his debut with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Henry Wood Hall in June 2016. [18]
Scott Ellaway | |
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Born | Scott Tereance Ellaway 8 August 1981
Abergavenny, South Wales |
Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
Occupation | Conductor |
Years active | 2002–present |
Website |
www |
Scott Tereance Ellaway (born 8 August 1981) is a Welsh conductor and advocate for broadening access to classical music. [1] [2] In an article published by BBC Music Magazine in 2009, [3] [4] Ellaway became known for his entrepreneurial spirit as the founder and artistic director of Orchestra Europa. [5] [6] In 2011 John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough hosted a concert at Blenheim Palace to celebrate the conductor's 30th birthday. [7] Ellaway is founder of OpusYou, a music education firm that offers broadcast and E-learning options to students. [8] He divides his time between New York City and Los Angeles, and is a Fellow at Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University. [9]
Born in Abergavenny, South Wales, Ellaway was educated locally before gaining an organ scholarship to Keble College, Oxford in 2002 and graduating in 2005 [10] He made his professional conducting debut at age 21 with members of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Welsh National Opera in Abergavenny. [11] He has since worked with several prominent orchestras and ensembles including the Academy of Ancient Music, [12] the BBC Singers, [13] the Berliner Symphoniker, [14] the Philharmonia Orchestra, [15] the London Mozart Players, [16] and performed at the Lincoln Center in New York City for the first time in 2014, conducting performances of George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco, Kammermusik No. 2 and Who Cares? for the New York City Ballet. [17] He made his debut with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Henry Wood Hall in June 2016. [18]