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Philip is currently Principal Conductor of the Amadeus Orchestra, Principal Conductor of the Mozart Symphony Orchestra in London and from 1998 until 2014 was Principal Guest Conductor of the Crimean State Symphony Orchestra. He has also often worked with Manchester Camerata and his recording with them “Great British Recorder Concertos” was described by Gramophone Magazine as “first class” and was “highly recommended” by the Penguin CD guide.
With Victoria Opera North West, Philip made the first complete recording of The Maid of Artois by Balfe. It was extremely well received by Radio Three’s Saturday morning CD review, being voted as “audience favourite”. In addition to his recording work, Philip has broadcast on television and radio in the UK and abroad, most recently conducting Mahler’s Second Symphony on BBC Radio 3 in a shared concert with Sir Simon Rattle. He has commissioned many new works, most notably those composed by Alastair King, and in 2008 gave a world premiere of a reconstructed work by Alan Rawsthorne.
Recently Philip has given concerts with Steven Isserlis, Steven Varcoe, Raphael Wallfisch and Janis Kelly and has directed ‘speaking soloists’ such as Griff Rhys Jones, Stephanie Cole, Jilly Cooper, Edward Fox, Simon Callow, Brian Blessed, Sir Trevor MacDonald, David Walliams, Richard E Grant and Jack Dee.
As a freelance conductor, Philip has worked with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Bombay Chamber Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of India, the Bath Philharmonia, the Pardubice Chamber Orchestra, the Manchester Concert Orchestra, the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and the Kwa Zulu Natal Symphony Orchestra. In 2002 Philip took the Amadeus Orchestra to Bombay at the invitation of the British Council and has given over 50 concerts in China. In September of 2009, Philip appeared at the Grosvenor House Hotel alongside Leslie Garratt, Dancers from the Royal
Ballet and Kylie Minogue. In December 2010 Philip appeared on BBC2 with presenter James May in a programme that encourages lapsed musicians to rekindle their enthusiasm for playing music. Recently, Philip conducted the Moscow TV and Radio State Orchestra and the chorus and soloists from the Kirov Opera in a performance of Mozart’s Requiem in Moscow and was soon invited back for a repeat performance.
As a composer, Philip has had performances of his music in Europe and Asia and has also worked for the BBC as an arranger. In 2021 his work 'The Gruffalo' for narrator and orchestra was premiered in Cadogan Hall, London, and wsa followed two years later by 'The Gruffalo's Child'. Philip is the recipient of an honorary doctorate for artistic services given by the President of Ukraine following his premiere performance in that country of Elgar’s First Symphony.
Philip’s recent recordings include:
• Great British Recorder Concertos with Manchester Camerata and John Turner, described by Gramophone Magazine as "first class"
• the first complete recording of The Maid of Artois by Balfe with Victoria Opera North West, recently voted audience favourite on Radio Three's Saturday morning CD review.
• Over the Water, with Manchester Camerata
Alastair King works mainly as an orchestrator and conductor on Film and TV projects. These include Downton Abbey, The Martian, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dad’s Army and Doctor Who. He has also had success as a concert composer including performances by the BBC Philharmonic and the London Symphony Orchestra. A recent recording of his Concertino for clarinet and strings was recorded by Matthew Hunt and The Chamber Orchestra Of London and is available on i-Tunes. The Amadeus Orchestra has commissioned and given first performances of his orchestral works Irpy and Straight On ’Til Morning and the chamber ensemble piece Dance Marathon $1000 Stake.
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Malcolm enjoys a varied career as a musical director and pianist in both the theatre and concert performance worlds. He is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music where his training included solo piano, accompaniment and conducting.
Theatre includes, as Musical Director/Associate: The King and I (UK & International tour), Caroline or Change (PlayhouseTheatre), A Christmas Carol (Royal Shakespeare Company), The King and I (London Palladium), Aladdin, Cinderella, Dick Whittington, Snow White (BristolHippodrome/Milton Keynes Theatre), Grand Hotel (Southwark Playhouse),Wonder.land (National Theatre/Theatre du Chatelet), A Pacifist’s guide to theWar on Cancer (National Theatre), Man of La Mancha,The Braille Legacy, Emma;The Musical (UK Workshops). Malcolm was the pianist for the smash hit West Endrun of An American in Paris (Dominion Theatre).Other notable theatre workincludes: West Side Story, On the Town (RNCM), Sweeney Todd (West YorkshirePlayhouse/Manchester Royal Exchange), Porgy and Bess (Regent’s Park Open AirTheatre), Wind In The Willows (UK Tour), Titanic; The Musical (UK Tour), LondonRoad (Movie).Malcolm has given recent concerto performances at YB Chavan Centre(Mumbai) Exeter Cathedral, Cadogan Hall and Wells Cathedral, and has performedas a classical artist at venues including Bridgewater Hall, Wigmore Hall,Concertgebouw Amsterdam, The Forbidden City and Xi’an Concert Halls. He is alsothe assistant conductor of the Amadeus Orchestra and Mozart Symphony Orchestra.