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Michael was born in Blackburn, Lancashire and started playing the horn at the age of twelve. He was taught by James Eastham of the Royal Northern College of Music.
He then studied at the Royal Academy of Music under James Brown and conducting under Colin Metters, John Carewe and George Hurst. At the end of final year he was offered a post with the English Northern Philharmonia, the orchestra of Opera North where he spent the next two years.
In 1989 Michael then took up his present post with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He is also a member of the Academy of St Martin in-the-Fields and freelances regularly with the main British orchestras.
As a teacher Michael has also given classes as a guest tutor at the Royal College, Academy and Royal Northern colleges of music.
As a conductor Michael is also the Musical Director of the Trinity Orchestra of Harrow, a local Community Orchestra within that borough. |
Performances & Recordings
As a soloist he has appeared with the BBCSO at the Royal Festival Hall, the Barbican and during the Promenade season at the Royal Albert Hall. He has also appeared as soloist on the orchestra’s recent tour of South America playing the premiere of Marc Anthony Turnage’s Four Horned Fandango, a piece which he subsequently recorded for Chandos. |
