Meet our alumni award-winners 43
Young Achiever Award:
Lee Reynolds BMus Music 2007
For someone who recognises many conductors’ careers don’t really get going until later in life, Lee Reynolds has already made a significant impact in his chosen profession. At the age of just 31, he regularly conducts the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), has worked at the Royal Opera House and holds the post of Music Director for Glyndebourne Youth Opera.
“One of the challenges of being a young conductor is having the confidence to direct very experienced musicians in orchestras,” said Lee. “It can be really difficult and oſten an orchestra will make a judgement about you very quickly, before you’ve even said a word.”
Despite this belief, Lee has an impressive CV. As part of his long relationship with the LSO, he has conducted recording sessions at all of the major London studios, and performances at the Barbican, LSO St Luke’s and the Berlin Philharmonie.
Alongside running singing seminars for music teachers through The Prince’s Teaching Institute, Lee has also developed a choral outreach programme, going into some of the most challenging secondary schools in London to engage the young people in singing workshops.
“I work with small groups, exposing the students to classical music. It’s part of their musical DNA that music has to be the latest thing, or it’s of no value. We tackle that perception and try to make music written 100 or 400 years ago relevant to them. I get huge enjoyment from seeing their attitudes change.”
“One of the challenges of being a young conductor is having the confidence
to direct very experienced musicians in orchestras.”
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