Curriculum Vitae
Born
10 September 1941; Nottingham, England
Education
| 1952-60 | Nottingham High School; The Skinners' School, Royal Tunbridge Wells |
| 1960-64 | Cambridge University |
| 1961 | Keyboard studies with Rafael Puyana and Mary Potts |
| 1964-5 | Research Charles University, Prague (Milan Postolka); Keyboard studies with Zuzana Ruzickova, AMU, Prague. |
| 1968-9 | Keyboard studies with Gustav Leonhardt |
Profile
Conductor, keyboard player, musicologist, writer, editor and broadcaster
with many keyboard and orchestral recordings
Current conducting and teaching posts
| 1992- | Visiting Professor, Royal Academy of Music, London |
| 2001- | Conductor Laureate, Handel and Haydn Society, Boston, USA |
| 2006- | Emeritus Director, the Academy of Ancient Music |
| 2008- | Emeritus Honorary Professor of Music, University of Cambridge, UK | 2010- | Gresham Professor of Music, Gresham College, London, UK |
Career
| 1965-76 | Keyboard continuo, The Academy of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, UK |
| 1965-76 | Founder member, The Early Music Consort of London, UK |
| 1970-76 | Keyboard soloist, The Academy of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, UK |
| 1971-76 | Consultant Musicologist, The Academy of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, UK |
| 1972-82 | Writer and presenter, 'The Young Idea', BBC Radio 3 |
| 1973-2006 | Founder and Director, the Academy of Ancient Music |
| 1976-80 | Artistic Director, King's Lynn Festival, UK |
| 1983-97 | Series Editor, 'Music for London Entertainment' (pub. Stainer & Bell) |
| 1986-01 | Artistic Director, Handel and Haydn Society, Boston, USA |
| 1986-98 | Editorial Committee, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Edition (Maryland) |
| 1986-90 | Honorary Professor of Music, Keele University, UK |
| 1987-92 | Director of Music, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, USA |
| 1988-89 | Visiting Artist, Harvard University, USA |
| 1989-93 | Artistic Advisor, Australian Chamber Orchestra |
| 1991-93 | Tutor, Mather House, Harvard University, USA |
| 1992-98 | Principal Guest Conductor, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, USA |
| 1992-96 | Visiting Professor, Department of Music, King's College London, UK |
| 1993-97 | Editorial Board, Early Music (Oxford University Press), UK |
| 1993-01 | Artistic Director, Mozart Summer Festival, National Symphony Orchestra, USA |
| 1998-02 | Associate Director, Beethoven Academie, Antwerp, Belgium |
| 1999- | Chairman, Advisory Board, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: The Complete Works |
| 2000-2006 | Principal Guest Conductor, Kammerorchester Basel, Switzerland |
| 2001 | Kayden Visiting Artist 'Learning From Performers' programme, Harvard University, USA |
| 2001-2004 | Principal Guest Conductor, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, Spain |
| 2002 | Editorial Board, Early Music Performers (Peacock Press) |
| 2002-2008 | Honorary Professor of Music, University of Cambridge, UK |
| 2003-2006 | Principal Guest Conductor, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi |
| 2003- | Board of Editors, Bohuslav Martinu Foundation |
| 2008- | Chairman of Advisory Committee and General Editor, Francesco Geminiani Opera Omnia, Ut Orpheus Edizioni, Bologna |
Advisory/honorary boards and committees
| 1985-94 | Board Member, New York Experimental Glass Workshop, USA |
| 1990- | Committee of Honour, Haydn Society of Great Britain |
| 1991- | Honorary Board Member, Terezin Chamber Music Foundation, Boston, USA |
| 1991-97 | Executive Committee, The Handel House Association, UK |
| 1992- | International Board of Founders, Collegium Musicum, Moscow Chaikovsky Conservatory |
| 1992- | Honorary Advisory Board Member, Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society, USA |
| 1992- | Advisory Council, Early Music America |
| 1993-97 | International Advisory Council, Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, USA |
| 1994- | Advisory Board, Maryland Handel Festival, USA |
| 1994- | Advisory Board, Nederlandse Joseph Haydn Stichting |
| 1995-96 | Committee of Honour, Festival Internazionale, Autunno Musicale ŕ Como, Italy |
| 1996- | Advisory Board Member, Music in the Vineyards, California, USA |
| 1996- | Honorary Associate, Player Piano Group, UK |
| 1997- | Committee of Honour, The Handel House Trust, London, UK |
| 1998- | Committee to Visit the Memorial Church, Harvard University, USA |
| 1999- | Advisory Board, Emmanuel Music, Boston, USA |
| 1999- | Member of the Senior Common Room at Lowell House, Harvard University, USA |
| 1999- | Honorary Board Member, Schloss Köthen Bach-Akademie, Germany |
| 2001- | Advisory Board, Harvard Early Music Society, USA |
| 2002- | Advisory Council, The Temple Music Foundation, London, UK |
| 2003- | York Gate Sub-Committee, Royal Academy of Music, London, UK |
| 2003-2008 | Advisory Panel, Eighteenth-Century Music, Cambridge University Press |
| 2003-2009 | International Advisory Panel, CHARM (Research Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music) |
| 2005- | Honorary member, Charles Avison Society |
| 2005- | Commission Advisory Board for Terezin Chamber Music Foundation |
| 2007- | Board of Contributors, The Wranitzky Project |
| 2008- | Advisory Board member, The Haydn Society of North America |
| 2008- | Comité d'honneur, 'Quadrivium' organ project, Germany |
| 2009- | Trustee, Music Libraries Trust |
| 2009- | Steering Committee, AHRC Research Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice (CMPCP), Cambridge |
Patronages and presidencies
| 1976-00 | Honorary Patron, BBC Club Choir, UK |
| 1983- | President, Saffron Walden & District Music Club, UK |
| 1991-95 | Patron, Right to Peace and Quiet Campaign, UK |
| 1992- | Honorary President, Collegium Auctorum (CANOR), Poland |
| 1992- | Patron, Stradivarium Museum of Music and Sound, Bristol, UK |
| 1992- | Patron, Cambridge Handel Opera Group, UK |
| 1992- | Vice-President, Blackheath Concert Halls, London, UK |
| 1996- | Curatorium, Dresdner Akademie für Alte Musik, Germany |
| 1996- | Honorary Patron, Hertford College Music Society, Oxford, UK |
| 1996- | Patron, Benslow Development Appeal, UK |
| 1996- | President, Early Music Wales |
| 1998- | Patron, Sydney Classical Music Society, Australia |
| 2000- | Patron, Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Music, Croatia |
| 2000- | Patron, The Horniman Museum and Gardens, London, UK |
| 2000- | President, National Early Music Association (NEMA), UK |
| 2000- | President, The Handel Institute, UK |
| 2003 | Vice-President, Nottingham High School Bursary Appeal |
| 2004 | Patron of Ely Cathedral Music Appeal |
| 2005 | Member of the committee of patronage for the Prix Rotary for Piano 2005, Switzerland |
| 2007 | Patron of the Winterthur Barock-Nacht, Switzerland |
Honours and awards
| 1982 | Fellow, Royal Society of Arts |
| 1984 | Winner of the Yorkshire Post Music Book Award |
| 1986 | Walter Willson Cobbett Medal, Worshipful Company of Musicians |
| 1989 | Commander of the British Empire |
| 1989 | Honorary Fellow, Jesus College, Cambridge, UK |
| 1989 | Freeman, Worshipful Company of Musicians |
| 1991 | Doctor of Music, University of Keele, UK |
| 1992 | Honorary Fellow, Pembroke College, Cambridge, UK |
| 1992 | Finalist, Giovanni Comisso Prize for Biographies |
| 1995 | Honorary Member, Royal Academy of Music, London |
| 1996 | University of California at Los Angeles Award for Artistic Excellence |
| 1996 | Scotland on Sunday Music Prize, Edinburgh International Festival |
| 1997 | Incorporated Society of Musicians Distinguished Musician Award |
| 1999 | Martinu Medal, Bohuslav Martinu Foundation, Prague |
| 2001 | Handel and Haydn Society Fellowship named in honour of Christopher Hogwood: The Christopher Hogwood Historically Informed Performance Fellowship |
| 2003 | Regione Liguria per il suo contributo all'arte e alla filogia della musica |
| 2007 | Honorary doctorate, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2008 | Handel Prize, City of Halle, Germany |
| 2008 | Honorary Doctorate of Music, University of Cambridge, UK |
| 2010 | "Musa" Polimnia, XLV Premio Internazionale "Le Muse", Florence, Italy |
Many gramophone industry nominations and awards for recordings including: The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (USA), Classical Edison, Gramophone Award, etc.
Professional associations
American Musicological Society
American Musical Instrument Society
Conductors' Guild, USA
Incorporated Society of Musicians
The International Bohuslav Martinu Society
Institute of Advanced Musical Studies, King's College London (Advisory Board)
Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society
Performing Right Society
Purcell Society, Great Britain
Royal Musical Association
Royal Philharmonic Society
Royal Society of Musicians
Society of Authors, Great Britain
Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society, USA
