JackGonzalez-Harding

This season, British conductor Jack Gonzalez-Harding will work as assistant conductor for Sir Simon Rattle with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker and the Czech Philharmonic; Thomas Adés with the London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Mark Elder with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms and acts as assistant and cover conductor for Glyndebourne Festival Opera's production of Il turco in Italia. With his own ensemble, Barbican Sinfonia, he'll conduct Mahler Symphony No. 4, a concert performance of Wagner Das Rheingold and returns to the Mayfield Festival, performing Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, Mozart Sinfonia Concertante and Beethoven Symphony No. 3 Eroica.

Born in 2003, Jack trained as a keyboardist and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Highlights as a keyboardist include lieder recitals at the Wigmore Hall, continuo with the Academy of Ancient Music and a tour of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, with excerpts live on BBC Radio 3. Jack receives mentorship from Sir Simon Rattle and John Carewe.