Welcome to the website for British conductor James Lowe.
James Lowe’s work as a conductor has ranged over four continents including collaboration with orchestras in the UK and Europe, Japan and the USA. Passionately committed to the belief that classical music is for everyone, he balances his conducting schedule with his work to engage new audiences and a long-standing commitment to youth music.
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Save Us from Ourselves!
In a comment relating to a previous blog post, Dré remarked that my thoughts on ways to broaden the appeal of classical music might '...create some controversy within the traditional classical audience you address . “How dare you…” would be a common reaction, I would expect from my experience within the classical music scene.' This set me thinking as I fear he may have a point. I have heard (from an impeccable source whom I won't name) that the BBC have people staffing their phone lines specially trained to deal with the "traditional classical" Radio 3 audience. The Orchestra of the Read more >
London Symphony Orchestra: Gergiev Master Class
Click to watch the master class with Valery Gergiev