Benjamin Ellin - Composer
Biography
‘...his considerable talent is demonstrated through his flare for highly imaginative, dramatic, sincere and individual scores.'
Robert Cohen, International Cellist, January 2006
British Conductor and Composer Benjamin Ellin is currently Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of EMFEB (Every Music For EveryBody), Musical Director at Thursford, Principal Conductor of the Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra and Director of Music at the Pembroke Academy of Music, London. In 2007 he was awarded the Public Prize and the First Prize from the inaugural Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition in Luxembourg and subsequently made his debut with the Luxembourg Philharmonic. In 2007 Benjamin became the first classical composer to sign a deal with the Prince’s Trust Music Publishing whilst also featuring in BBC Music Magazine in their Rising Stars feature.
In recent seasons Benjamin has worked with the St Petersburg Philharmonic, Russian State Symphony Orchestra, New Russian Symphony Orchestra, Teatro Regio Turino, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Philharmonic and the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra. He has accompanied, amongst others, Pianists Ingrid Filter and Anzhelika Fuks, Soprano Elizabeth Watts and Ilona Domnich, Cellists Alexander Bouzlov, Alexander Baillie and Robert Cohen and Violists Rivka Golani and Maxim Rysanov. Benjamin has conducted in the Czech Republic, Germany, America, Holland, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, France and Russia and at venues including the Philharmonie (Luxembourg), Konzerthaus (Berlin), the Hermitage Theatre and Grand Hall (St Petersburg), the Moscow International Performing Arts Centre (Moscow), Barbican Hall (London) as well as throughout the United Kingdom.
Forthcoming events include concert and opera performances in Montpellier, Lyon, Moscow, St Petersburg, Montreal, the Urals and across the United Kingdom. Immediate composition projects include the recording and touring of his Concerto for Ney and Orchestra Tafahum (2009), a new commission for Violist Rivka Golani (2009), a song cycle of poems by Anna Akhmatova for soprano Ilona Domnich, the world premiere of his Harp Concerto and continued work on his first opera, Welcome To Deen.
Benjamin Ellin has a broad and diverse repertoire and he regularly draws on composers to produce works for his concerts. He is also passionate about collaborating with music and musicians from other cultures. Most recently Benjamin collaborated with Syrian musician Louai Alhenawi on a project aimed at combining the musical traditions from the Middle East and Western Musical Traditions using the EMFEB Symphony Orchestra, Syrian Folk Ensemble Al-Farabi and the Pembroke Academy of Music.
Benjamin is a highly respected and innovative educator, animateur and figurehead through his sincere belief in music and music making for all. Since January 2006 he has been Director of Music at Pembroke Academy of Music, (Walworth) London, a youth music project based in one of the poorest wards of the UK. The Academy boasts a student capacity of sixty-five non fee paying students who also benefit from in-house Professional Concerts at the recently redeveloped Pembroke House venue.
Born in Bolton (1980), Benjamin studied at Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, where he graduated in 2002 after studying composition with John Woolrich. Benjamin has been awarded the Neil Vint bursary from Chetham’s School of Music (2002), Leslie Chester Prize For Outstanding Commitment from Chetham’s School of Music (1998) and the John Fletcher Award from the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (1998). Benjamin has taken part in conducting master classes with Gianandrea Noseda in Stresa, Italy (2006), and with Sir Colin Davis and the London Symphony Orchestra (2005). He has studied privately with Sir Colin Davis since 2002 and in 2003 received tuition from Bernard Haitink KBE. In 2001 Benjamin participated in the International Workshop for Conductors in St. Petersburg, Russia, studying with Alexandre Polistchuk and Michail Kukuchkin with support from HRH The Prince of Wales.
Benjamin Ellin 2009
'Benjamin's talent, energy and enthusiasm mark him out as a special musician and I would therefore recommend him to you in the highest possible terms.'
Huw Humphreys, General Manager EUYO, January 2004
'He has always had a passion for the contribution that music can make to society as a whole...I was amazed at the polished performances that Benjamin drew out of the orchestra.'
Dr Jill White, July 2006
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