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Andrew Manze

English baroque violinist and conductor, born 14th January 1965, Beckenham. Among others, he studied with [a=Simon Standage] at the Royal Academy of Music. In 1988 he became first violin of [a=The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra] under the direction of [a=Ton Koopman]. He was also a member of the ensemble [a=Romanesca] with [a=John Toll] (harpsichord) and [a=Nigel North] (lute). In 1996, he became associate director of The Academy of Ancient Music, then from 2003 to 2007, he was the director of the baroque orchestra The [a=The English Concert], having succeeded the founder, English harpsichordist [a=Trevor Pinnock]. He was principal guest conductor of the [a=Kringkastingsorkestret] (Norwegian Radio Symphony Orchestra) between 2008 and 2011. In 2006, he became the chief conductor of the [a=Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester] (Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra) and also assumed the role of associate guest conductor of the [a=BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra] since November 2010. Manze is also a regular contributor to BBC Radio 3, and one of the presenters of its The Early Music Show.