Music alumnus conducts 'Strictly' Prom

Wed, 13 Jul 2016 14:17:00 BST

gavin sutherland

Gavin graduated from the University in 1992 with a first-class honours degree, the Kruczinski Prize for Piano and the Davidson Prize for Distinction Brought to the Institution. He's gone on to an amazing career as a conductor, composer and arranger, and is currently Principal Conductor of English National Ballet. He's often on BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is MusicNight, conducting the BBC Concert Orchestra, and appears regularly in concert with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Gavin's made over 100 recordings, has travelled abroad to work with orchestras and dance companies all over the world; and establishing himself as an arranger and composer  of all genres of music. On Thursday he was conducting music from Vienna to Latin America.

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