"The discovery of this concert was how impressively young conductor, Ben Gernon, handled not just the evanescent textures of Alasdair Nicolson’s Shadows, but also two less-championed works by Britten and Tchaikovsky"

The Times

British conductor Ben Gernon is praised repeatedly for his effortless authority on the podium, his drive and command of the orchestra and his incisive, heart-felt and evocative interpretations. Ben has already conducted many of the world’s major orchestras including the Czech Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic and BBC Symphony orchestras alongside world leading opera houses. 

He recently made his Glyndebourne Festival debut conducting Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’amore, having previously conducted Don Giovanni and Barber of Seville for Glyndebourne Touring Opera. For ENO he conducted Simon McBurney’s production of The Magic Flute, Marriage of Figaro for Stuttgart Opera, and Madama Butterfly and a Magic Flute revival for Royal Swedish Opera.

Ben has a long standing relationship with the BBC Philharmonic after being one of the youngest conductors to be appointed by the BBC, as their Principal Guest Conductor from 2017-2020. He continues to work with them in concert and in the studio. For the BBC Proms he has appeared regularly with the BBC Philharmonic and also the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to celebrate the 80th birthday of the composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.

His most recent recording with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, the 3D Classical Collection, was released by Warner Classics and includes a selection of popular classical music spanning four centuries. It has had over 100 million streams. Other releases include recordings with the Czech Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony and Royal Scottish National Orchestras.

Ben studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Sian Edwards, with whom he still works closely, and with Sir Colin Davis, who was a profoundly influential figure in his musical development.