Howard Griffiths was born in England. He first studied at the Royal
College of Music in London with George Hurst, later with Erich Schmid in Zurich and with
Leon Brazin in Paris. He has performed as guest conductor with many important orchestras
in England, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Spain and the USA, as
well as in Turkey and Switzerland. The orchestras include the Warsaw Philharmonic, the
Basle Symphony Orchestra, the London Mozart Players, the Istanbul State Symphony
Orchestra, the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Polish Chamber Orchestra. He made
his debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1991 in the London Royal Festival Hall.
Howard Griffiths works regularly with the English Chamber Orchestra, first performing with
them in 1993 in the Barbican Hall, and has made numerous CD recordings and toured with the
Northern Sinfonia. Most recently he has led concerts with the Orquesta Nacional d'Espaņa,
with the Oxford Orchestra da Camera and with the Collegium Novum, Zurich. Howard Griffiths
has recorded more than 30 CDs, especially encouraging Swiss composers. Howard Griffiths,
who has lived in Switzerland since 1981, has a long-standing partnership with the Zurich
Chamber Orchestra. From the 1996/97 season op-he is the artistic director of this
orchestra.
Howard Griffiths was born in England. He first studied at the Royal
College of Music in London with George Hurst, later with Erich Schmid in Zurich and with
Leon Brazin in Paris. He has performed as guest conductor with many important orchestras
in England, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Spain and the USA, as
well as in Turkey and Switzerland. The orchestras include the Warsaw Philharmonic, the
Basle Symphony Orchestra, the London Mozart Players, the Istanbul State Symphony
Orchestra, the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Polish Chamber Orchestra. He made
his debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1991 in the London Royal Festival Hall.
Howard Griffiths works regularly with the English Chamber Orchestra, first performing with
them in 1993 in the Barbican Hall, and has made numerous CD recordings and toured with the
Northern Sinfonia. Most recently he has led concerts with the Orquesta Nacional d'Espaņa,
with the Oxford Orchestra da Camera and with the Collegium Novum, Zurich. Howard Griffiths
has recorded more than 30 CDs, especially encouraging Swiss composers. Howard Griffiths,
who has lived in Switzerland since 1981, has a long-standing partnership with the Zurich
Chamber Orchestra. From the 1996/97 season op-he is the artistic director of this
orchestra.