Stephen Layton
Conductor
Awarded with an MBE in 2020, Stephen Layton is often described as the finest exponent of choral music in the world today. Founder and Director of Polyphony, and Director of Holst Singers, Layton’s former posts include Fellow and Director of Music at Trinity College Cambridge, Chief Conductor of Netherlands Chamber Choir and Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of City of London Sinfonia.
Layton is regularly invited to work with the world’s leading choirs, orchestras and composers from Sydney Opera House to the Concertgebouw. He has two Gramophone Awards, five Grammy nominations, the Diapason d’Or de l’Année in France, the Echo Klassik award in Germany and more.
You can see Stephen Layton in action on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 December at Stanley St presents Celebrate Christmas