Stephen Barlow (conductor)

Stephen William Barlow (born 30 June 1954) is an English conductor, principally of opera. He was appointed Artistic Director of the Buxton Festival in 2012.

Barlow was a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral before studying at King's School, Canterbury, then moving to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was an Organ Scholar. In 1986 he married the actress Joanna Lumley, with whom he lives in London.

He composed the opera King, the story of Thomas Becket and Henry II of England, which had its World Premiere in Canterbury Cathedral in April 2006.

He was recently awarded an honorary DMus in Music for outstanding contributions to the arts by Chester University on March 15th 2019.

Discography

Composer

• Rainbow Bear (with the Orchestra of Opera North, Joanna Lumley – narrator), Decca (2005)
• English Love (with Mark Stone – baritone), Stone Records (2008)

Conductor

• Rainbow Bear (with the Orchestra of Opera North, Joanna Lumley – narrator), Decca (2005)

Pianist

• The complete Delius songbook – volume 2 (with Mark Stone – baritone), Stone Records (2011)
• The complete Delius songbook – volume 1 (with Mark Stone – baritone), Stone Records (2011)
• The complete Butterworth songbook (with Mark Stone – baritone), Stone Records (2010)
• English Love (with Mark Stone – baritone), Stone Records (2008)
• The complete Quilter songbook Vol.I (with Mark Stone – baritone), Sony BMG (2007)

External links

• Biography on agent's website