Martin West
Shelby and Frederick Gans Music Director and Principal Conductor
Biography
Martin West leads an orchestra that is as musically excellent as it is adventurous. Under his direction, SF Ballet Orchestra has greatly expanded its catalog of recordings.
Born in Bolton, England, he studied math at Cambridge. After studying music at the Royal Academy of Music in London and St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music, he made his debut with English National Ballet and was appointed resident conductor. As a guest conductor, he has worked with New York City Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, and The Royal Ballet.
He was named music director of SF Ballet in 2005. West’s recordings with SF Ballet Orchestra include the complete score of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker and an album of suites from Delibes’ Sylvia and Coppélia. He also conducted for the award-winning DVD of John Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid as well as SF Ballet’s televised recording of Nutcracker for PBS and the 2015 in-cinema release of Helgi Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet for Lincoln Center at the Movies’ Great American Dance.
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