Mark Heron is a Scottish conductor known for dynamic and well-rehearsed performances across an unusually wide range of repertoire, and his expertise as an orchestral trainer and conducting teacher. He is Head of Conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, appears as a guest with professional orchestras and ensembles through the UK, Europe and further afield, is Music Director of the Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra, and is regularly invited to give conducting masterclasses internationally. Full biography. 

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Brilliant gig by @mondays_child.ensemble @treskequartet this evening @anthonyburgessfoundation Great performances of 2 classics: @stevereich Different Trains and @steven_mackey Indigenous Instruments as well newer works by @claire_victoria_roberts @s
Brilliant gig by @mondays_child.ensemble @treskequartet this evening @anthonyburgessfoundation Great performances of 2 classics: @stevereich Different Trains and @steven_mackey Indigenous Instruments as well newer works by @claire_victoria_roberts @sungji.hong
Looking forward to Tosca on Sunday with this great team. (Pic taken during Act 2 so Angelotti & Sacrestan already in the pub). Join us @alberthallnotts https://www.nottinghamphilharmonic.co.uk/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=events&id=185589
Looking forward to Tosca on Sunday with this great team. (Pic taken during Act 2 so Angelotti & Sacrestan already in the pub). Join us @alberthallnotts https://www.nottinghamphilharmonic.co.uk/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=events&id=185589
Fun little project with this guy today! @bbcphilharmonic Coming to @bbc6music in the autumn
Fun little project with this guy today! @bbcphilharmonic Coming to @bbc6music in the autumn
That was a pretty eclectic week! Jury service in Oslo for @musikkhogskolen conducting exams and European Championship for Wind Orchestras. Working with @bbcphilharmonic @swinglesingers on @annaclynecomposer brilliant new work for the @bbc_proms Recor
That was a pretty eclectic week! Jury service in Oslo for @musikkhogskolen conducting exams and European Championship for Wind Orchestras. Working with @bbcphilharmonic @swinglesingers on @annaclynecomposer brilliant new work for the @bbc_proms Recording with the legend that is @peggyseegermusic Finishing off with a 5* review for the closing concert of @perthfestivalscotland @perththeatreandconcerthall with @thefaireyband https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/24360622.review-fairey-band-perth-festival—5-stars/
Right, let’s see if this Klaus guy is any good 🤣🤣
Right, let’s see if this Klaus guy is any good 🤣🤣
Great week in not very sunny Portugal with the brilliant @universidadedeaveiro symphony orchestra in a side-by-side project with musicians from @orquestra_das_beiras Fantastic Sibelius 2, a premiere by Martin Ellerby, and wonderful to bring Joly Brag
Great week in not very sunny Portugal with the brilliant @universidadedeaveiro symphony orchestra in a side-by-side project with musicians from @orquestra_das_beiras Fantastic Sibelius 2, a premiere by Martin Ellerby, and wonderful to bring Joly Braga Santos’s viola concerto back to life a few days after the centenary of his birth. António Pereira soloist.
Looking for your next conducting masterclass? Why not apply to join me in Sofia in April @allegrafestival for 7 days with professional orchestra (8 sessions plus ensemble classes). Repertoire includes Brahms 4, Sibelius 2, Sibelius violin, Haydn 100.
Looking for your next conducting masterclass? Why not apply to join me in Sofia in April @allegrafestival for 7 days with professional orchestra (8 sessions plus ensemble classes). Repertoire includes Brahms 4, Sibelius 2, Sibelius violin, Haydn 100. https://conductingmasterclass-allegra.com/conducting-masterclass-with-prof-mark-heron/
Great to be making our first @rncmlive Wind Orchestra CD since 2019 (some pandemic thing got in the way) featuring the music of Martin Ellerby. We played some of the rep in a lunchtime concert today, including the world premiere of a lovely little la
Great to be making our first @rncmlive Wind Orchestra CD since 2019 (some pandemic thing got in the way) featuring the music of Martin Ellerby. We played some of the rep in a lunchtime concert today, including the world premiere of a lovely little lament for Mary, Queen of Scots. Nice to have the chance to remind the English (on Burns Day) that they still haven’t been forgiven!
Amazing performance of The Dante Project by Thomas Ades tonight @royaloperahouse conducted by @rncmlive alumnus @jlo_conductor Phenomenal music played and danced brilliantly
Amazing performance of The Dante Project by Thomas Ades tonight @royaloperahouse conducted by @rncmlive alumnus @jlo_conductor Phenomenal music played and danced brilliantly
Super cool concert incoming tomorrow. @rncmlive Wind Orchestra in great form for our Shades of Blue concert. We start and finish with Bernstein’s iconic Prelude, Fugue & Riffs and @frank_ticheli modern classic, Blue Shades. It’s fanta
Super cool concert incoming tomorrow. @rncmlive Wind Orchestra in great form for our Shades of Blue concert. We start and finish with Bernstein’s iconic Prelude, Fugue & Riffs and @frank_ticheli modern classic, Blue Shades. It’s fantastic to have @jamesleeiii_composer in Manchester this week for the European premiere of his clarinet concerto with Gabor Varga (plus @bbcphilharmonic @alexdariescu playing his new piano concerto on Saturday). We feature @rncmalumni @leo__geyer with his wild, unhinged, jazz influenced work Vortex. We also premiere I wish I knew how to Fish by current student @hzyskowska_music and the UK premiere of Las Tijeras de Matisse by @enriquehernandis Join us! https://www.rncm.ac.uk/performance/rncm-wind-orchestra-shades-of-blue/
Brilliant gig by @mondays_child.ensemble @treskequartet this evening @anthonyburgessfoundation Great performances of 2 classics: @stevereich Different Trains and @steven_mackey Indigenous Instruments as well newer works by @claire_victoria_roberts @s Looking forward to Tosca on Sunday with this great team. (Pic taken during Act 2 so Angelotti & Sacrestan already in the pub). Join us @alberthallnotts https://www.nottinghamphilharmonic.co.uk/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=events&id=185589 Fun little project with this guy today! @bbcphilharmonic Coming to @bbc6music in the autumn That was a pretty eclectic week! Jury service in Oslo for @musikkhogskolen conducting exams and European Championship for Wind Orchestras. Working with @bbcphilharmonic @swinglesingers on @annaclynecomposer brilliant new work for the @bbc_proms Recor Right, let’s see if this Klaus guy is any good 🤣🤣 Great week in not very sunny Portugal with the brilliant @universidadedeaveiro symphony orchestra in a side-by-side project with musicians from @orquestra_das_beiras Fantastic Sibelius 2, a premiere by Martin Ellerby, and wonderful to bring Joly Brag Looking for your next conducting masterclass? Why not apply to join me in Sofia in April @allegrafestival for 7 days with professional orchestra (8 sessions plus ensemble classes). Repertoire includes Brahms 4, Sibelius 2, Sibelius violin, Haydn 100. Great to be making our first @rncmlive Wind Orchestra CD since 2019 (some pandemic thing got in the way) featuring the music of Martin Ellerby. We played some of the rep in a lunchtime concert today, including the world premiere of a lovely little la Amazing performance of The Dante Project by Thomas Ades tonight @royaloperahouse conducted by @rncmlive alumnus @jlo_conductor Phenomenal music played and danced brilliantly Super cool concert incoming tomorrow. @rncmlive Wind Orchestra in great form for our Shades of Blue concert. We start and finish with Bernstein’s iconic Prelude, Fugue & Riffs and @frank_ticheli modern classic, Blue Shades. It’s fanta