Curriculum vitae

Personal details::

• Born:
  14. January 1950 in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, Great Britain
• Citizenship:
  British

Academic career:

• 1957 - 1969
  Nottingham High School
• 1969 - 1972
  Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
• 1972 - 1975
  Magdalen College, Oxford
• 1973 - 1979
  Tutor at King's College, Cambridge
• 1974 - 1975
  Tutor at Oriel College, Oxford
• 1973 - 1979
  Professor for the recorder, R.C.M., London
• 1975 - 1979
  Professor for the history of music, R.C.M., London
• 1976 - 1980
  Head of the department for early music, R.C.M., London
• 1979 - 1985
  Artist-in-Residence, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

Scholarships:

• Music Scholarship Corpus Christi, Cambridge

Artistic degrees:

• 1968
  L.T.C.L. Piano (Lizenziat Trinity College of Music, London)
• 1972
  B.A. (Cantab.)
• 1976
  M.A. (Cantab.)
• 1977
  Hon. R.C.M. (Honorary Degree Royal College of Music, London)
  
• 2006
  Philosophical Faculty, philosophy, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Music administration:

• 1985 -
  Musical director, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra San Francisco, Kalifornien
• 1988
  Musical director, Ojai Music Festival Ojai, Kalifornien
• 1990 - 1992
  Artistic advisor for the baroque department, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Sante Fe, New Mexico
• 1991 -
  Artistic director, Internationale Händel-Festspiele Göttingen
• 1992 -
  Artistic director and founder, Arcadian Academy, San Francisco, California
• 1993 - 1996
  Principal conductor, Drottningholm Court Theatre, Schweden
• 1993 - 1998
  First Guest Conductor, Scottish Opera, Schottland
• 1999 - 2004
  Conductor of the baroque series, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
• 2002 -
  Artistic director, Irish Chamber Orchestra
• 2003 - 2006
  Artist-in-Residence, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Awards:
Diapason d’Or for:

• Matteis, „Ayres for the violin“ (Arcadian Academy)
• Matteis, „Ayres for the violin: Vol. 2“ (Arcadian Academy)

Gramophone Award for:

• Händel, „Susanna“ (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra) (1991)
• Händel, „Ariodante“ (Production of the Göttinger Händel-Festspiele) (1996)

• Händel-Award of the Handel Festival in Halle
• Drottningholmstheterns Vanners Hederstecken
  (Medal of honour of the Friends of the Drottningholm Court Theatre, Sweden)