Douglas Boyd

Douglas Boyd is currently Chief Conductor of the Musikkollegium Winterthur.

Until recently he held the position of Music Director of Manchester Camerata, Principal Guest Conductor of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Partner of the St Paul Chamber Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of City of London Sinfonia.

Douglas Boyd appears with major orchestras throughout the world, including the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne, Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Nagoya Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras. He returned to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 2011 to conduct the complete cycle of Beethoven Symphonies and returns to the St Paul Chamber Orchestra as a guest in the 11/12 season.

Douglas Boyd is fast developing his interest in opera and in 2008 conducted Die Zauberflöte for Glyndebourne Opera on Tour. In 2009 he conducted Fidelio for Garsington Opera and returned in 2010 for a much acclaimed Le nozze di Figaro. He recently made his debut with Zurich Opera and returns to Garsintgon in 2012 and appears with Opera North in 2013.

Highlights of the 12/13 season include a Hyperion recording with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, a re-invitation with the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, concerts with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and his debuts in Bordeaux and Munich.