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Congratulations to Alpesh Chauhan who last week conducted both the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games with the CBSO and made his BBC Proms main evening debut with the BBC Scottish Symphony on consecutive evenings. Watched by over a billion people worldwide, Birmingham-born Chauhan and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra performed throughout the dramatic…Read more ›
Warm congratulations to British conductor Alpesh Chauhan on receiving the prestigious Conductor Award from the Italian National Association of Music Critics for ‘Miglior Direttore’ for concerts across 2021. The award singled out his work with the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the Orchestra della Toscana and the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano. On receiving the…Read more ›
This summer the BBC Proms return to the Royal Albert Hall for another season of exhilarating live performances – with three notable highlights from the JBM family: 29 July PROM 18 British conductor Alpesh Chauhan makes his much-anticipated Proms debut with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra – where he is Associate Conductor. He brings a powerful…Read more ›
Congratulations to British conductor Alpesh Chauhan for jumping in for an indisposed Klaus Makela to make his Royal Festival Hall debut on Saturday night with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Given the current atrocities in Ukraine, the evening was made all the more poignant by opening the concert with a rousing performance of the Ukranian National…Read more ›
We are delighted to announce that British conductor Alpesh Chauhan has been awarded an OBE in Her Majesty The Queen’s New Year’s Honours list for 2022. Alpesh receives the honour for services to the arts. The Music Director of Birmingham Opera Company was delighted to accept the prestigious award: “It was a happy surprise to…Read more ›
Newly-appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker Alpesh Chauhan makes his debut with Turku Philharmonic Orchestra in Finland this month, performing at the Turku Concert Hall on 25th November in a varied programme including Dvorak 8th Symphony, Ibert Divertissement and Henriette Renié’s Harp Concerto
This week sees British conductor Alpesh Chauhan conducts his opening concerts as Principal Guest Conductor of Dusseldorfer Symphoniker at the Tonhalle Dusseldorf. Beethoven 6 | Tonhalle Düsseldorf Alpesh’s first project in his new position includes Beethoven’s Symphony No.6 and John Psathas’ ‘Leviathian’ Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra, which was commissioned by Tonhalle Dusseldorf and dedicated…Read more ›
This weekend, Alpesh Chauhan conducts the opening night of ‘RhineGold’ with Birmingham Opera Company and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall. This will be the Birmingham-born conductor’s first production as their newly-appointed Music Director. For more information, click here. After the tragic news of Sir Graham Vick’s passing earlier this month, the whole…Read more ›
Alpesh Chauhan has been announced winner of Newcomer of the Year at the International Opera Awards 2020 at the virtual ceremony which took place on Monday, 10 May 2021. The award was bestowed to Alpesh in recognition of his work with Birmingham Opera Company, who themselves won the Education & Outreach Award, on the acclaimed…Read more ›
Alpesh Chauhan has been appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker at Tonhalle Düsseldorf from the 2021-22 season. Over the course of the coming three years he will lead a number of projects with the musicians, including returns to their main “Sternzeichen” series. Alpesh comments, “I am delighted to take up this post and…Read more ›