Elder has been president of the London Philharmonic Choir since 2014 and is currently the Royal Academy of Music 's Barbirolli Chair of Conducting.

Jun 4, 2024 · Sir Mark Elder is one of Britain’s most acclaimed conductors. Now 77 years old, he will be retiring this summer as music director of The Hallé Orchestra in Manchester after 24 years, an …

Sir Mark Elder was appointed a Companion of Honour in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours, was knighted in 2008 and awarded the CBE in 1989. He won an Olivier Award in 1991 for his outstanding …

Jun 4, 2024 · Hexham-born Sir Mark was the music director of English National Opera from 1979-1993 and headed to Manchester in 2000. Sir Mark Elder's farewell was marked with two tumultuous sell-out...

Jan 24, 2025 · Elder, 77, stepped down last year after quarter of a century as head of the Halle Orchestra in Manchester. His duties in Valencia will comprise two operas and two symphonic …

Mark Elder was Music Director of the Hallé Orchestra (2000-24) and is now Conductor Emeritus. In September 2025 he became Music Director of the Palau de Les Arts Valencia. He is the former …

MARK ELDER, one of the outstanding British conductors of his generation, has won his reputation in the fields of opera and symphony in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States.

He is a Principal Artist of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and has appeared annually at the Proms for many years, including – in 1987 and 2006 – the internationally televised Last Night.

May 21, 2024 · On August 17th of this year, the Usher Hall in Edinburgh will host Sir Mark Elder’s final concert as Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Hallé Orchestra, nearly 24 years after his …

Sir Mark Elder was appointed a Companion of Honour in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours, was knighted in 2008 and awarded the CBE in 1989. He won an Olivier Award in 1991 for his outstanding …