om an orchestral playing background, you would imagine we had a whole lot in common. We did! I found him a joy to chat with and we agreed on an awful lot of topics.

I found out why he doesn't miss playing the violin at all, he was very candid about "hiring and firing" in the US and how, initially at least, starting as a Music Director in the US was "a bit of a culture shock, and we get very political indeed after Jeremy Clarkson's name had cropped up in the conversation!

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This interview was recorded on 8th June 2023 via Zoom.

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With both Christopher Warren-Green and myself coming from an orchestral playing background, you would imagine we had a whole lot in common. We did! I found him a joy to chat with and we agreed on an awful lot of topics.

If you would like to discover a whole lot more about conductors and conducting, why not