Roy Goodman

Roy Goodman ( born January 26, 1951 in Guildford ) is a British conductor and violinist, specializing in historical performance practice.

Life and work

Age of twelve he worked in 1963 as a boy soprano soloist in the " Miserere " by Gregorio Allegri, conducted by David Willcocks with.

Roy Goodman studied at the Royal College of Music. As a soloist and concertmaster he played between 1975 and 1985 under conductors such as Charles Mackerras, Sir Roger Norrington and Simon Rattle. He was at times the viola d' amore soloist of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and the Philharmonia Orchestra. On the baroque violin, he performed as a soloist under Frans Brüggen, Philippe Herreweghe, Christopher Hogwood, René Jacobs, Trevor Pinnock and sound on Koopman.

As a conductor, he often baroque orchestra from the harpsichord, or with the violin in his hand. He was founder and artistic director of the " Brandenburg Consort " from 1975 to 2001. He was Deputy Head of the Parley of Instruments and permanent guest conductor of the English Chamber Orchestra. For several years he directed the made ​​up of young music graduates " European Union Baroque Orchestra" ( EUBO ), with whom he recorded several records. Overall, he led more than one hundred different orchestras and ensembles. Since 2001, Goodman served several times as a conductor at the Concours Reine Elisabeth in specialist Baroque singing. As an opera conductor, he enjoys a high reputation.

In total, more than 120 sound recordings are under his direction, they encompass a repertoire of Claudio Monteverdi to Aaron Copland.