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Ryan Bancroft

Conductor
Chief Conductor, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Principal Conductor, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Artist in Association, Tapiola Sinfonietta

  • Ryan Bancroft grew up in Los Angeles and first came to international attention in April 2018 when he won both First Prize and Audience Prize at the prestigious Malko Competition for Young Conductors in Copenhagen. Since September 2021 Bancroft has been Principal Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Following his first visit to work with the Tapiola Sinfonietta in Finland Bancroft was invited to become their Artist in Association from the 21/22 season onwards. In 2021, Bancroft was announced as Chief Conductor Designate of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. He will take up the Chief Conductor position in September 2023.

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  • Since winning the Malko Competition Bancroft has made debuts with a number of leading European orchestras including the Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Orchestre Nationale du Capitole de Toulouse, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Danish National Symphony, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Rai Torino and the Ensemble Intercontemporain. In North America he has worked with the Toronto Symphony,  Baltimore Symphony and Houston Symphony and has debuts in the 22/23 season with the Dallas Symphony and Minnesota Symphony. The 22/23 season also sees Bancroft make his debut at Suntory Hall with the New Japan Philharmonic and Midori, at the Royal Festival Hall with the Philharmonia and Sir Stephen Hough, and at the Concertgebouw with the Netherlands Philharmonic. Bancroft will also return to the City of Birmingham Symphony, Malmö Symphony, and Gothenburg Symphony Orchestras.


    Bancroft has a passion for contemporary music and has performed with Amsterdam’s acclaimed Nieuw Ensemble, assisted Pierre Boulez in a performance of his Sur Incises in Los Angeles, premiered works by Sofia Gubaidulina, John Cage, James Tenney, Anne LeBaron, and has worked closely with improvisers such as Wadada Leo Smith and Charlie Haden. He returns to work with the Ensemble Intercontemporain in Paris in March 2023.


    Bancroft studied trumpet at the California Institute of the Arts, alongside additional studies in harp, flute, cello, and Ghanaian music and dance. He then went on to receive an MMus in orchestral conducting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. While studying in Scotland he played trumpet with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on many occasions. He continued his conducting studies in the Netherlands and is a graduate of the prestigious Nationale Master Orkestdirectie run jointly by the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague. As a student, his main mentors were Edward Carroll, Kenneth Montgomery, Ed Spanjaard and Jac van Steen.

    2022/23 season / 334 words. Not to be altered without permission.

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Livestreams & Broadcasts

Philharmonia Orchestra | March 2021


Mozart: Piano Concerto No.27 in B-flat major, K.595
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67


Click to watch on Philharmonia Orchestra's website


Available from 25 March 2021, 7.30pm


 


Tapiola Sinfonietta | April 2021


Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations Op. 18
Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 strings


Click to watch on YouTube 


Available from 1 April 2021, 7.00pm


 


London Philharmonic Orchestra | May 2021


Arvo Pärt: Fratres
Mozart: Symphony No.35 in D major, K.385 'Haffner'
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35


Click to watch on Marquee TV


Available from Wednesday 12 May 2021, 8.00pm


 


Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra | May 2021


Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op.21
Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 version)


Click to watch on Konserthuset Play


Available from 6 May 2021, 12:15pm

Conducting highlights

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra


BBC National Orchestra of Wales


BBC Symphony Orchestra


BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra


City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra


Danish National Symphony Orchestra


Ensemble Intercontemporain


Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra


London Philharmonic Orchestra


Malmö Symphony Orchestra


Munich Chamber Orchestra


National Arts Centre, Ottawa Orchestra


Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne


Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg


Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai


Philharmonia Orchestra


Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra


Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra


Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra


Stavanger Symphony Orchestra


Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra


Tapiola Sinfonietta


Toronto Symphony Orchestra

"Bancroft emphatically [shows] he is one of the most interesting conductors of his generation."

HBL Musik

"An open hearted, emotional musician."

Gramophone

"An energetic yet graceful conductor... a performance of astonishing poignancy that was beautifully conducted"

The Guardian

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+44 20 7608 9916
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Associate Artist Manager
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Tim Mead

Harpsichord

Richard Egarr

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Roger Vignoles