The Symphonic World of Arnold Bax
The Artists
About David Lloyd-Jones, Conductor
David Lloyd-Jones began his conducting career in 1959 on the music staff of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. This was followed by conducting engagements for orchestral and choral concerts, opera broadcasts and television studio opera productions. In 1972 he was appointed assistant music director at English National Opera, where he conducted an extensive repertory, which included the first British stage performance of Prokofiev’s epic War and Peace. In 1978 he founded a new opera company in Leeds with its new orchestra, the English Northern Philharmonia (since renamed The Orchestra of Opera North), of which he became artistic director and principal conductor. In 2007 he was awarded Honorary Membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society, and he was also chairman of The Berners Trust.
About Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Formed in 1891, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) is one of Europe’s leading symphony orchestras. Many renowned conductors have contributed to its success, including Sir John Barbirolli, Sir Alexander Gibson and Neeme Järvi. Thomas Søndergård has been the orchestra’s music director since 2018. The RSNO performs across Scotland and appears regularly at the Edinburgh International Festival and the BBC Proms in addition to international tours. With a widely acclaimed discography, the RSNO has previously appeared on BIS in a cycle of Rachmaninov’s symphonies as well as in programmes of music by James MacMillan, Ge Gan-ru and Sally Beamish.
