Ben Palmer
British conductor Ben Palmer has been especially well known for work in films, often conducting silent and sound film scores live. With a varied background, he has been noted for creative programming with the various orchestras he has conducted.
Palmer was born in Denmark in 1982. He attended the University of Birmingham, studying trumpet and composition. Palmer graduated in 2003 with top honors and went on for a master's degree in composition. He continued as a composition student at the Royal Academy of Music and continues to be in demand as a composer, but his turn toward conducting began in 2007 when he founded his own group, the Orchestra of St Paul's. He continued to lead that group through its name change to the Covent Garden Sinfonia in 2017. Another part of Palmer's creative growth came as he served as assistant conductor under Bernard Haitink and Sir Roger Norrington. Since 2013 he has been active as a film music conductor, often performing live with film showings. He has a large repertory of popular film scores, including those for the Star Wars trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Back to the Future, as well as the silent films The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin), Metropolis (Fritz Lang), and the children's film The Snowman. As an orchestral conductor he has led performances by the NDR Radiophilharmonie in Germany, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, among many others. In 2017 Palmer was appointed chief conductor of the Deutsche Philharmonie Merck, and the following year he began an extended stint as a film music conductor with the Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra. He has conducted the Orchestra of St Paul's/Covent Garden Sinfonia on recordings for the Somm, Delphian, and Rubicon Classics labels, issuing Max Richter: The Four Seasons Recomposed with violinist Fenella Humphreys in 2019.
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Discography
19 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Recomposed by Max Richter
Fenella Humphreys, Covent Garden Sinfonia, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by RUBICON on 28 Jun 2019
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 & Other Works (The Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary Series)
Classical - Released by Linn Records on 10 Dec 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Naruto: Alone Theme
Esther Abrami, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 28 Apr 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Buongiorno Principessa (From "La vita è bella")
Esther Abrami, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 2 Jun 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Demon Slayer: Kamado Tanjiro no Uta
Esther Abrami, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 4 Aug 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Postcards from Grimethorpe
Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Jack Stamp, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Toccata Next on 15 Sep 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Gadfly, Op. 97: III. Youth (Romance)
Esther Abrami, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 23 Jun 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Chasing Rainbows
Esther Abrami, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 12 May 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Valse sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6
Esther Abrami, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 25 Aug 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Choral
Florian Christl, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 15 Jul 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Witcher: Toss A Coin To Your Witcher
Esther Abrami, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 14 Jul 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Circle
Florian Christl, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 18 Mar 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Ouverture
Florian Christl, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 8 Apr 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Rediscovered
Peter Cigleris, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 26 Mar 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Sand
Florian Christl, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 17 Jun 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Elgar: String Quartet - Arnold: Sonata for Strings - Simpson: Allegro deciso
Orchestra of St. Paul's, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by SOMM Recordings on 2 Mar 2015
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Glass
Florian Christl, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 20 May 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Magic of Movie 2
Ben Palmer, Deutsche Philharmonie Merck
Classical - Released by Coviello Classics on 6 Sep 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Concerto for Clarinet, Harp and Orchestra: III. Scioltamente
Peter Cigleris, Ben Palmer, Deian Rowlands
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 11 Feb 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo