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Guest Conductor for International Ballet Companies:
Paris Opera Ballet - La Scala Milan - Mikhailovsky Ballet
The Australian Ballet - National Ballet of Canada
Royal Swedish Ballet - Dutch National Ballet
Finnish National Ballet - Tokyo Ballet - Korean National Ballet

Conductor for Birmingham Royal Ballet (1989 - 2025)

Winner of the Leeds Conductors' Competition in 1991.

Conductor of symphonic concerts in the UK including:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Regular Guest Conductor for The Hallé Orchestra (2000 - 2007)

Conductor of symphonic concerts internationally including:
St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra - St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
Belgian National Orchestra - BRTN Symphony Brussels - Flanders Symphony Orchestra
Mexican National Orchestra
Netherlands Radio Symphony
Würtembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen - Neue Philharmonie Westfallen.

Conductor for chamber orchestra concerts in UK and abroad including:
English Chamber Orchestra - London Mozart Players
Northern Sinfonia - Manchester Camerata
Associate Conductor for English Sinfonia (1992 - 2012)
Musical Director for English Camerata (1977 - 1983)

Recordings with The Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Broad experience with youth, amateur and community orchestras including:
Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestras - London College of Music
Nottingham Youth Orchestra - Sherbourne Summer School Symphony Orchestra
Salomon Orchestra - Haydn Chamber Orchestra
Principal Conductor for Jersey Symphony Orchestra (1995 - 2017)
Music Director for West Forest Sinfonia
Music Director for Surrey Mozart Players

He is also a keen artist working in a wide range of media, see art page tabs or instagram @Philellisart

Philip Ellis