LEE REYNOLDS
CONDUCTOR
Lee Reynolds is a British-born conductor with a reputation for bringing intensity and exceptional detail to his performances. He is the Associate Conductor of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.
Current and recent highlights include his house début conducting Kurt Weill Street Scene at the Opéra de Monte Carlo, Ravel L'enfant et les sortilèges with VOPERA and the London Philharmonic Orchestra (nominated for Best Opera in the 2021 Sky Arts Awards), broadcast concerts and recordings with the London Symphony Orchestra, performances with the NYO, his Russian debut with the New Russian State Symphony Orchestra, and a recording of British Horn Concertos with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Ben Goldscheider. Other highlights include recording projects with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; a world premiere at Glyndebourne, performances with the Southbank Sinfonia, the Dublin Concert Orchestra, the Opera North Academy, the Beethoven Academy Orchestra in Kraków, the London Concert Orchestra, and conducting a new production of Eugene Onegin with Nederlandse Reisopera.
Previous engagements include Britten and Wagner in the new Linbury Theatre at the Royal Opera House, Saint-Saëns with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Verdi Requiem at the Dartington International Festival, Stravinsky and Britten with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, and conducting the soundtracks for film and video game releases.
At Glyndebourne, Lee has conducted four world premières in studio productions, on the mainstage and on the Glyndebourne Tour. With the LSO, Lee will add to a long list of performances and broadcasts by making his Barbican season debut with the orchestra in Autumn 2021. His 2015 recording of Chopin Piano Concerto No 2 with Adolfo Barabino has been lauded in the international press, and a recording with Joshua Bell of Theodora, a new work by American composer Joshua Ralph, has recently been released.
Current and recent highlights include his house début conducting Kurt Weill Street Scene at the Opéra de Monte Carlo, Ravel L'enfant et les sortilèges with VOPERA and the London Philharmonic Orchestra (nominated for Best Opera in the 2021 Sky Arts Awards), broadcast concerts and recordings with the London Symphony Orchestra, performances with the NYO, his Russian debut with the New Russian State Symphony Orchestra, and a recording of British Horn Concertos with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Ben Goldscheider. Other highlights include recording projects with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; a world premiere at Glyndebourne, performances with the Southbank Sinfonia, the Dublin Concert Orchestra, the Opera North Academy, the Beethoven Academy Orchestra in Kraków, the London Concert Orchestra, and conducting a new production of Eugene Onegin with Nederlandse Reisopera.
Previous engagements include Britten and Wagner in the new Linbury Theatre at the Royal Opera House, Saint-Saëns with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Verdi Requiem at the Dartington International Festival, Stravinsky and Britten with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, and conducting the soundtracks for film and video game releases.
At Glyndebourne, Lee has conducted four world premières in studio productions, on the mainstage and on the Glyndebourne Tour. With the LSO, Lee will add to a long list of performances and broadcasts by making his Barbican season debut with the orchestra in Autumn 2021. His 2015 recording of Chopin Piano Concerto No 2 with Adolfo Barabino has been lauded in the international press, and a recording with Joshua Bell of Theodora, a new work by American composer Joshua Ralph, has recently been released.
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RECENT REVIEWS
The production's musical values are impeccable... Lee Reynolds conducts his own chamber orchestration for 27 London Philharmonic players with tremendous clarity and fizz. And the singing is uniformly ravishing.
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Ravel: L'Enfant et les sortilèges
London Philharmonic Orchestra, VOPERA
[Richard Morrison, The Times, November 2020]
The young English conductor Lee Reynolds ... is another pillar of this magnificent show; he brings the most vital and compelling direction, thanks to a control of the stage that has no hesitation, and a lyrical breath that pulls the heartstrings in the most poignant and intimate moments, helping to musically oil a truly perfect theatrical machine ... one of the best evenings of the last few years on the stage of the Monte Carlo Opera.
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Kurt Weill: Street Scene
Opéra de Monte Carlo, February 2020
[Connessi all'Opera, Italy]
Musically it's first rate. Reynolds' downscaled orchestration preserves the clarity and glitter to the score... and the LPO delivers it superbly.
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Ravel: L'Enfant et les sortilèges
London Philharmonic Orchestra, VOPERA
[Andrew Clements, The Guardian, November 2020]
... this is bel canto playing; it is quiet and sweet and humble, but always songful... the wind soloists are wonderful, as you would expect from this orchestra... This has to join the greatest Chopin recordings ever made.
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Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2 (Claudio Records)
London Symphony Orchestra, Adolfo Barabino
[The American Record Guide, January 2016]
The musical direction of the young English conductor Lee Reynolds, full of elegance, playfulness and punch, shows his personality in the orchestra pit. He manages to blow away the classico-romantic cobwebs, with impeccable brass solos and bewitching strings.
Kurt Weill: Street Scene
Opéra de Monte Carlo, February 2020
[Olyrix, France]
Musically it's top-notch. Conductor Lee Reynolds has worked wonders to preserve the colours of Ravel's score in his reduced orchestration, and the LPO balance the zesty, matter-of-fact visuals with the sensuous enjoyment of their playing
Ravel: L'Enfant et les sortilèges
London Philharmonic Orchestra, VOPERA
[Alexandra Coghlan, The Spectator, November 2020]
... it is so natural and so convincing that I do not think I have ever heard a technically better recording of a concerto for piano and orchestra... credit must naturally be extended to the conductor, Lee Reynolds... Make no mistake, this is an outstanding recording in every way.
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Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2 (Claudio Records)
London Symphony Orchestra, Adolfo Barabino
[Musical Opinion, October-December 2015]
... the young British conductor Lee Reynolds is a ball of devilish energy, conducting this vibrant music with efficiency and vivacity.
Kurt Weill: Street Scene
Opéra de Monte Carlo, February 2020
[Opera Online]