Musical Director

Frederick Brown

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Frederick Brown is a Cornish conductor and pianist based in Cardiff. He began his musical training as a chorister in Truro Cathedral Choir before reading music at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge where he held an organ scholarship. He graduated in 2011 with a first-class degree and the Peter le Huray prize for academic achievement. He went on to study piano accompaniment under Michael Dussek at the Royal Academy of Music, where he was awarded numerous prizes. In 2016, with baritone Henry Neil, he was a finalist and prize winner in the International Vocal Competition in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Holland. Discovering an interest in opera and conducting whilst at the Academy, Frederick continued there for two further years as the Lucille Graham conducting and répétiteur fellow, before completing his training at the National Opera Studio.
 
Frederick has wide-ranging choral conducting experience, having held conducting posts with the Twickenham Choral Society and the English Chamber Choir. He was founder and director of Brouwen, a baroque string and vocal ensemble.
 
In May 2017 Frederick took up a position as répétiteur at the Hamburg State Opera, working with conductors including Kent Nagano, Josep Caballé-Domenech and Stefano Ranzani. In September 2018 he joined Welsh National Opera in Cardiff as conductor and pianist, where he is now Chorus Master. For WNO he has conducted performances of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte and The Magic Flute, Will Todd’s Alice in Wonderland and Verdi’s La traviata as well as many concert performances with the WNO orchestra and chorus. He is also a member of the teaching faculty at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Frederick took up the position as Director of early music choir Welsh Camerata in 2024.
 
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Arweinydd a phianydd sydd yn hanu o Gernyw yw Frederick Brown, erbyn hyn yn byw a bod yng Nghaerdydd. Fe ddechreuodd ei hyfforddiant fel aelod o gôr Cadeirlan Truro cyn ddarllen cerddoriaeth yng Ngholeg St Catharine, Caergrawnt, lle roedd gyda fe ysgoloriaeth organ. Derbyniodd radd dosbarth cyntaf yn 2011 a’r wobr Peter le Huray ar gyfer Cyflawniad Academaidd. Aeth ymlaen i astudio cyfeiliant piano o dan Micahel Dussek yn yr Academi Cerdd Brenhinol, lle enillodd wobrau lu. Yn 2016, gyda’r baritôn Henry Neil, bu’n gystadleuydd arobryn yng Nghystadleuaeth Leisiol Ryngwladol ’s-Hertogenbosch yn yr Iseldiroedd. Ar ôl canfod diddordeb mewn opera ac arwain tra ei fod yn yr Academi, parhaodd Frederick yno am ddwy flynedd eto fel Cymrawd Arwain a Chyfeilio Lucille Graham, cyn orffen ei hyfforddiant yn y Stiwdio Opera Cenedlaethol.
 
Mae gan Frederick brofiad eang o arwain corau ac yntau wedi bod yn arweinydd Cymdeithas Gorawl Twickenham  a Chôr Siambr Lloegr. Bu’n sefydlydd a chyfarwyddwr Brouwen, ensemble baróc llinynnol a lleisiol.
Ym mis Mai 2017 cymerodd safle fel cyfeilydd gyda Opera Gwladwriaethol Hamburg, gan weithio gydag arweinyddion yn cynnwys Kent Nagano, Josep Caballé-Domenech a Stefano Ranzani. Ym mis Medi 2018 fe ymunodd ag Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru yng Nghaerdydd fel arweinydd a phianydd lle mae erbyn hyn yn gôr-feistr. Ar gyfer Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru mae wedi arwain perfformiadau o The Barber of Seville gan Rossini, Don Giovanni a The Magic Flue gan Mozart, Alice in Wonderland gan Will Todd a La traviata gan Verdi yn ogystal â llawer o berfformiadau cyngherddol gyda cherddorfa a chorws Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru. Hefyd mae’n aelod o staff addysgu Coleg Cerdd a Drama Brenhinol Cymru. Cymerodd Frederick safle Cyfarwyddwr côr cerdd cynnar y Camerata Cymreig yn 2024.