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Benjamin Ellin

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Benjamin Ellin is currently Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of EMFEB, Music Director of the Seychelles International Festival of Music, Director of Music at the Pembroke Academy of Music and Principal Conductor of the Hayes Symphony Orchestra.

In 2007 Benjamin was awarded 2^nd Prize and the Public Prize from the first ever Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition in Luxembourg and subsequently made his debut with the Luxembourg Philharmonic conducting Rachmaninov’s 2^nd Symphony.

Born in Bolton (1980), Benjamin studied at Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, where he graduated in 2002 after studying conducting and composition.

In August 2006 he was one of only seven conductors selected to take part in the first ever Masterclass with Gianandrea Nosesda in Stresa, Italy as part of the 45^th International Festival. In May 2005 Benjamin conducted the London Symphony Orchestra in Masterclass at LSO St Luke’s where he conducted Schubert’s 8^th and Sibelius’ 5^th Symphonies.

He has studied with Sir Colin Davis since 2002 and in 2003 received tuition from Bernard Haitink KBE. In 2001 Benjamin participated in the International Workshop for Conductors in St. Petersburg, Russia, studying with Alexandre Polistchuk and Michail Kukuchkin with support from HRH The Prince of Wales. Benjamin has conducted in the Czech Republic, Germany, America, Holland, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg and Russia and at venues including the Barbican Hall, Philharmonie (Luxembourg), Konzerthaus (Berlin) and the Hermitage Theatre (Russia).


`	Benjamin Ellin photo: jonstark.com Benjamin Ellin is currently Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of EMFEB, Music Director of the Seychelles International Festival of Music, Director of Music at the Pembroke Academy of Music and Principal Conductor of the Hayes Symphony Orchestra. In 2007 Benjamin was awarded 2^nd Prize and the Public Prize from the first ever Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition in Luxembourg and subsequently made his debut with the Luxembourg Philharmonic conducting Rachmaninov’s 2^nd Symphony. Born in Bolton (1980), Benjamin studied at Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, where he graduated in 2002 after studying conducting and composition. In August 2006 he was one of only seven conductors selected to take part in the first ever Masterclass with Gianandrea Nosesda in Stresa, Italy as part of the 45^th International Festival. In May 2005 Benjamin conducted the London Symphony Orchestra in Masterclass at LSO St Luke’s where he conducted Schubert’s 8^th and Sibelius’ 5^th Symphonies. He has studied with Sir Colin Davis since 2002 and in 2003 received tuition from Bernard Haitink KBE. In 2001 Benjamin participated in the International Workshop for Conductors in St. Petersburg, Russia, studying with Alexandre Polistchuk and Michail Kukuchkin with support from HRH The Prince of Wales. Benjamin has conducted in the Czech Republic, Germany, America, Holland, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg and Russia and at venues including the Barbican Hall, Philharmonie (Luxembourg), Konzerthaus (Berlin) and the Hermitage Theatre (Russia).