CONDUCTOR
Karen opens the 2025/26 season making her debut with The Hallé. The concert at Lincoln Cathedral on Friday 19th September features renowned saxophonist Jess Gillam and includes much loved repertoire such as Sibelius’ Finlandia, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet Fantasy-Overture, John Harte’s RANT! for saxophone and orchestra, and Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance. A concert of favourite’s…Read more ›
Irish conductor Karen Ní Bhroin made her BBC Proms debut in style, leading two performances of The Traitors Proms at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 26th July. Conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus and BBC Singers and a number of soloists, the concerts were hosted by Claudia Winkleman and featured a diverse…Read more ›
Karen has already kicked off a busy summer across the UK and Ireland, including returns to the BBC Concert Orchestra, a live radio broadcast with the National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin, and her Proms debut with the BBC Scottish Orchestra – Traitors beware! June 8th – Welsh National Opera June 13th & 14th – BBC…Read more ›
We are proud to announce that two incredible JBM conductors will take to the stage at the BBC Proms 2025. Karen Ní Bhroin conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall on 26 July. The Traitors: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (presented by Claudia Winkleman) Royal Albert Hall – 26 July (15:00 &…Read more ›
In March, celebrated as Women’s History Month, conductor Karen Ní Bhroin has joined the #PurpleBaton campaign led by renowned conductor Marin Alsop. The initiative highlights the importance of representation in leadership roles and calls for more women on the podium and continues to champion gender equality in classical music. A Celebratory Start in Birmingham Ní…Read more ›
Mozarteum University Salzburg has announced the appointment of Karen Ní Bhroin as Senior Lecturer for Conducting and Female Artist in Residence (FAiR) for the latter half of the 2024/2025 season. Recognised as one of Ireland’s foremost young conductors, Ní Bhroin brings a wealth of international experience to her new roles. Ní Bhroin shared her excitement:…Read more ›
Tomorrow, Karen Ni Bhroin makes her debut with the Welsh National Opera in Play Opera Live! The first performance of this exciting series will take place at Swansea Grand Theatre at 3:00 PM. Upcoming Performances: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff – Saturday, April 12, 3:00 PM Mayflower Theatre, Southampton – Saturday, May 3, 3:00 PM Theatre…Read more ›
Karen Ní Bhroin joins Sandi Toksvig, Anna Lapwood, the BBC Concert Orchestra, the London Gay Men’s Chorus and dancers from the Laine Theatre Arts for an evening of singing, silliness and maybe even snow at the Royal Albert Hall from 19.30 this evening (Wednesday 18th December). Karen’s Royal Albert Hall debut highlights this evening include…Read more ›
Karen Ní Bhroin had a busy summer in Bregenz, where she played a pivotal role in the success of two world premieres at the Bregenz Festival 2024. She conducted “Hold Your Breath,” a collaborative music theatre project on the Werkstattbühne. For this ambitious production she joined composer Ena Brennan, director and librettist David Pountney, and…Read more ›
This summer JBM artists will be performing at festivals across the globe. 19 July – 11 August: Bregenz Festival, Austria Enrique Mazzola conducts the Vienna Symphony for Weber’s Der Freischütz. Find out more. 20 July: Virtuoso and Belcanto Festival, Italy Viviane Hagner and pianist Till Fellner perform a programme of Mozart, Ligeti, and Brahms…Read more ›