Trevor Pinnock

Trevor Pinnock is renowned worldwide as a harpsichordist and conductor who pioneered the modern revival of early music performance.

In 1972 he founded the English Concert whose reputation for ground-breaking performances on period instruments led to an extensive contract with Deutsche Grammophon (DG) and international tours. In 2023, DG marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of the English Concert by releasing a 100-disc box set of their complete recordings. Pinnock’s many solo recordings include suites by Rameau and Louis Couperin, Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Partitas and, most recently, The Well-Tempered Clavier.

His most recent recording project—Bach keyboard Partitas in groundbreaking arrangements for chamber orchestra by Thomas Oehler—was with students from the Royal Academy of Music and Glenn Gould School. It was released in Autumn 2023.

In 2003, Pinnock stepped down from the leadership of the English Concert and since that time has divided his work between conducting, solo, and chamber music engagements. He has worked regularly with Koniklijk Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, and Mozarteumorchester Salzburg. He returns to Concertgebouworkest this season with Bach’s St. John Passion and a chamber concert of Bach with Emmanuel Pahud and Jonathan Manson which they repeat at Wigmore Hall. He also continues his association with Orchestre National de France, Orquesta Filharmonica de Gran Canaria, Kioi Hall Chamber Orchestra Tokyo, and the musicians of the Royal Academy of Music.

Trevor Pinnock is Artistic Director of the Anima Mundi Festival in Pisa and Principal Conductor of the Kioi Hall Chamber Orchestra, Tokyo, and the Royal Academy of Music Chamber Orchestra, London. He was awarded a CBE in 1992, and in 1998 was made an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.  From 1991 to 1996 he was Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the NAC Orchestra.