The Havant Orchestras

Bob Harding Bursary Holders

The Bob Harding Bursary for Young Conductors provides an opportunity each year for a young conductor to assist in and observe rehearsals and concerts of the Havant Symphony Orchestra throughout a season.  London music colleges are each invited to nominate one candidate, and selection is by audition in July.

Here is a complete list of the recipients to date of the bursary, from the most recent back to the first in 1987, together with some information (found via web searches) on their subsequent careers.  Where there appears to be a reasonably up to date web site (as of June 2008), such as a personal home page or a biography page at an employer or agency, a link is provided to the site, otherwise notes have been added mentioning organizations or activities with which the conductor’s name has been associated.

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Year Name Nominated by Links and notes
2008-2009 Jessica Cottis Royal Academy of Music Current bursary holder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Cottis
2007-2008 Christian Ludwig Royal Academy of Music Cologne Chamber Orchestra
2006-2007 Andrew Gourlay Royal College of Music http://www.andrewgourlay.com/
2005-2006 Daniel Cohen Royal Academy of Music http://www.danielcohenconductor.com/
2004-2005 Clement Power Royal College of Music Ensemble Intercontemporain;
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Luis Machado Royal Academy of Music Orquestra do Algarve
2003-2004 Rei Munakata Trinity College London http://www.reimunakata.com/
2002-2003 Leo Hussain Royal Academy of Music English Touring Opera;
Newbury Choral Society;
University of London Symphony Orchestra
2001-2002 Daniel Capps Royal Academy of Music Royal Opera House;
Royal Ballet;
Sirius Ensemble;
Imperial College Sinfonietta
2000-2001 Toby Purser Royal Academy of Music http://www.tobypurser.co.uk/
1999-2000 Ludovic Morlot Royal Academy of Music Opus 3 Artists
1998-1999 Michael Hall Royal Academy of Music Pacific Symphony
Jason Lai Guildhall School of Music and Drama http://www.jasonlai.co.uk/
1997-1998 Judith Kubitz Royal Academy of Music Mecklenburg-Schwerin Staatskapelle, Germany;
Staatstheater Cottbus, Germany;
Kassel Opera, Germany
1996-1997 Alexander Chaplin Royal College of Music Wokingham Choral Society
Rumon Gamba Royal Academy of Music http://www.rumongamba.com/
1995-1996 Haig Utidjian Guildhall School of Music and Drama Many Czech professional orchestras;
Barbican Chamber Orchestra
1994-1995 Sarah Ioannides Guildhall School of Music and Drama http://www.sarahioannides.net/
1993-1994 Jacques Cohen Royal College of Music http://www.jacquescohen.co.uk/
1992-1993 Peter Gilbert-Dyson Royal Academy of Music The Belmont Ensemble
1991-1992 Benjamin Pope Royal College of Music Horsham Symphony Orchestra 1997-2006
1990-1991 Stuart Dunlop Royal Academy of Music Director of Music at University of Reading since 2005
1989-1990 (not awarded)   Mark Wigglesworth continued as assistant conductor
1988-1989 Mark Wigglesworth Royal Academy of Music http://www.markwigglesworth.com/
1987-1988 Paul Murphy Royal Academy of Music Birmingham Royal Ballet since 1992;
Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra 1990-2001

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