Philharmonia Orchestra: Adrian Partington

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Adrian Partington

Adrian is a musician of rare versatility—a successful conductor, chorus master, pianist and organist. He is Artistic Director of the BBC National Chorus of Wales, Conductor of the Bristol Choral Society and Gloucester Choral Society, and Director of the new choral conducting course at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. In January 2008, he became Director of Music at Gloucester Cathedral, and joint conductor of the Three Choirs Festival.

Since his BBC appointment in 1999, Adrian has prepared the BBC National Chorus of Wales for almost 100 concerts and recordings for BBC Radio 3, many of which he has conducted himself. He has also prepared choirs for some of the greatest conductors of our time e.g., Haitink, Abbado, Rattle, Tortelier and Elder. Under Adrian's guidance, Bristol Choral Society remains one of the UK’s leading big city choirs, and gives its principal concerts with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Adrian has directed many of the country’s principal choruses – The BBC Symphony Chorus, The London Symphony Chorus, The Philharmonia Chorus and the Bach Choir. He has also worked with leading UK orchestras: regularly conducting the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, directing the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Opera Galas, Summer Proms and in the Vaughan Williams Anniversary celebrations in Gloucester Cathedral in May 2008; touring with the Mozart Festival Orchestra, and conducting the Philharmonia, the English Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic at the Three Choirs Festival.

When not conducting, Adrian is active as a pianist and organist. He performs with the international Baroque violinist, Margaret Faultless, giving festival recitals both in the UK and Germany, and plays continuo with the ECO, Florilegium – and Collegium Musicum 90, featuring on many Chandos CDs.

Adrian was Organ Scholar at King's College, Cambridge and subsequently enjoyed organist's posts at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle and Worcester Cathedral.