Born in England, Timothy Henty studied conducting with Professor Neil Thomson as a Foundation Scholar of the Royal College of Music in London, where he won the Tagore Gold Medal: the RCM’s highest award for its most outstanding student.
Still in his late twenties, he is developing an international reputation as a conductor of diverse repertoire. Orchestras he has conducted include the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the Malmö Opera Orchestra and Chorus; the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in Dublin; the Holland Symfonia and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, where he made his professional debut at the age of 24.
Timothy's several opera credits include La Traviata and Riders to the Sea. He is recognised throughout the UK for his work in the field of British light opera from 1871-1920, where his credits include the critically-acclaimed revivals of Florodora and Our Miss Gibbs (Finborough Theatre, London). In 2008 he co-devised a new performing version of Gilbert and Sullivan's lost opera Thespis, which received wide critical praise - the version is now published and available for performance and received its Australian premiere in 2010. In 2009 Timothy made his debut at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival.
In addition to his concert and operatic work, Timothy maintains a strong interest in the collaboration between music and dance. In 2006 he became a Guest Conductor of The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden and has since conducted extensively in the UK and Europe for Matthew Bourne's New Adventures, Northern Ballet Theatre (including a performance in the presence of TRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex) and the Skänes Dansteater in Sweden. in 2009 he made a successful debut with the Dutch National Ballet at Het Musiektheater, Amsterdam.
He is active as an orchestrator and arranger and his works have been performed throughout the UK by several ensembles including the Philharmonia Orchestra and the RLPO. Timothy has conducted the film soundtracks to The Goodbye Plane and Paul Morrison's Little Ashes starring Robert Pattinson. His television credits include conducting the London Kensington Sinfonia (of which he is Founder and Music Director) on The One Show (BBC) and providing commentary for the forthcoming documentary Gilbert and Sullivan - A Motley Pair (SkyArts/Capriol Films).
Timothy's engagements in 2010/2011 include his debuts with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland and with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, as well as returning to the RLPO and to the Holland Symfonia.
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