Matthew Lynch

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British/German conductor, Matthew Lynch, enjoys a varied career in both Germany and the UK, working with orchestras such as the Saxon Wind Philharmonic, the Chineke! Orchestras, and the Ulster Orchestra. In addition to symphonic repertoire, he is a regular conductor of opera, and in recent seasons has conducted new productions of La Bohème, Rusalka, and Don Giovanni in Dresden, and Treemonisha at London’s Grimeborn Festival. This season he will make his debut at London’s Barbican Centre with Max Richter and 12Ensemble as well as a return to the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig with the Saxon Wind Philharmonic and his debut concert series with the Ulster Orchestra.

Matthew Lynch studied at Oxford University and the Hochschule für Musik Dresden and continued his studies with Neil Thomson in Paris. He has also attended masterclasses with many renowned conductors, including Paavo and Neeme Järvi, Sian Edwards, Jorma Panula, and Jac van Steen. This summer he has been invited to work with Robert Spano as a Conducting Fellow at the Aspen Festival.