Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.
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An inspirational force in British music, Brabbins guest conducts top international orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw, San Francisco Symphony, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Philharmonia, BBC Symphony and most of the other leading UK orchestras. He is a popular figure at the BBC Proms, which in 2019 commissioned fourteen composers to write a birthday tribute to him. Known for his advocacy of British composers, he has conducted hundreds of premieres across the globe. He has recorded nearly 150 albums to date, including prize-winning recordings of operas by Korngold, Birtwistle and Harvey. Brabbins has had a busy opera career since his early days at the Kirov, with more recent engagements at La Scala, the Bayerische Staatsoper, and regular performances in Lyon, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Antwerp.
He was Associate Principal Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (1994-2005), Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic (2009-2015), Chief Conductor of the Nagoya Philharmonic (2012-2016), and Artistic Director of the Cheltenham International Festival of Music (2005-2007). Brabbins holds the positions of Prince Consort Professor of Conducting at London’s Royal College of Music, Visiting Professor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and Artistic Advisor to the Huddersfield Choral Society. For many years he has supported professional, student and amateur music-making at the highest level in the UK. In 2023 he received the RPS Conductor Award for his ‘colossal’ contribution to British musical life.
