Biography
James MacMillan read music at Edinburgh University and took Doctoral studies in composition at Durham University with John Casken. After working as a lecturer at Manchester University, he returned to Scotland and settled in Glasgow. The successful premiere of Tryst at the 1990 St Magnus Festival led to his appointment as Affiliate Composer of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Between 1992 and 2002 he was Artistic Director of the Philharmonia Orchestra's Music of Today series of contemporary music concerts. MacMillan is internationally active as a conductor, working as Composer/Conductor with the BBC Philharmonic between 2000 and 2009, and appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic from 2010. He was awarded a CBE in January 2004. In addition to The Conf
Musical Works
29Performance credits
Upcoming performances Today Onwards
Past performances 1996 — Yesterday
Sean Shibe meets Dunedin Consort, Dowland, J.PurcellGeminiani, F.MacMillanFennessySmith, Linda CatlinVarious
Dunedin Consort and PlayersTheodore Platt baritone; Keval Shah piano, MacMillanSchumannPoulencOkpebholoBonds, M.Still, W. G.Price
Wigmore HallAllegri Miserere by Candlelight, MacMillanDe VictoriaAllegri, G.
St Martin In the FieldsDigital Season 23/24: Sir James Macmillan Tuireadh, MacMillan
Scottish Chamber OrchestraUpcoming performances
44Scattered Rhymes: Choral Tour, MacMillanBryarsFurgeriMartin, StephanieO'ReganAleotti, R.Da PalestrinaWillaert, AdrianClemens Non PapaBouzignacDe Victoria
Dunedin Consort and PlayersDunedin Consort; Nicholas Mulroy director, MacMillanBryarsFurgeriWillaert, AdrianO'ReganAleotti, R.Da PalestrinaMartin, StephanieClemens Non PapaBouzignacDe Victoria
Wigmore HallTampere Filharmonia: Kausikorttikonsertti, BrittenMendelssohnVarious
Tampere Philharmonic OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewZa odmik, RautavaaraForte, N.MacMillanSandström
Slovenian Philharmonic OrchestraNDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Jess Gillam / Marin Alsop, BeethovenMacMillanProkofiev
Hamburg International Music FestivalMarin Alsop & Jess Gillam, BeethovenMacMillanProkofievProkofiev, S.
NDR Elbphilharmonie OrchesterFinale: Sir Mark Conducts Mahler Symphony No.5, MacMillanMahler
HalléComposer
View program, cast and crewFri19:30
Manchester, United KingdomBiography
James MacMillan read music at Edinburgh University and took Doctoral studies in composition at Durham University with John Casken. After working as a lecturer at Manchester University, he returned to Scotland and settled in Glasgow. The successful premiere of Tryst at the 1990 St Magnus Festival led to his appointment as Affiliate Composer of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Between 1992 and 2002 he was Artistic Director of the Philharmonia Orchestra's Music of Today series of contemporary music concerts. MacMillan is internationally active as a conductor, working as Composer/Conductor with the BBC Philharmonic between 2000 and 2009, and appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic from 2010. He was awarded a CBE in January 2004. In addition to The Conf
