"The challenge is to present the great music in a way that will open up to today's new audiences. Peter is eminently placed to rise to this challenge."

Lord Smith of Finsbury, former Culture Minister

Peter Manning, Artistic Director, is recognised as one of Britain's finest musicians at the leading edge of performance. He is an outstanding soloist, concertmaster, director, teacher and chamber musician. Peter is also Concertmaster of The Royal Opera House and Artistic Director of The Soloists of The Royal Opera House and Musica Vitae, Sweden.

Peter’s conducting career includes work with the Royal Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, the Edsberg Chamber Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra and the Soloists of The Royal Opera House.

Peter made his Royal Festival Hall debut with the Philharmonia in a live radio broadcast. Since then he has appeared with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Hallé, the Ulster, the London Mozart Players, the London Philharmonic, the Philharmonia, the BBC Concert Orchestra, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, BBC Scottish, the Hong Kong Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic, the Oulu Chamber Orchestra and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.

After gaining experience working with conductors such as Solti, Tennstedt, Rattle, Haitink and Svetlanov, Peter left to form the Britten String Quartet and to concentrate on his solo career.