Francis Griffin
Orchestral Arrangement / Guest Conductor
Francis Griffin studied at the Royal College of Music. He started conducting shortly
after leaving college and has worked with operatic companies and
orchestras throughout the UK, including London Sinfonietta with whom he recorded
a contemporary opera. He has conducted at the South Bank and Barbican
centres.
Performances have included Ein Heldenleben and
Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances, as well
as the symphonic works of Beethoven, Brahms and Schubert. He has conducted
numerous performances of Cosi fan tutte in the UK and Europe, as well
as productions of The Tales of Hoffmann and Eugene Onegin with White Horse Opera,
Otello and Fidelio with Guildford Opera, and
The Queen of Spades and Aida with Park
Opera. Future plans
include The Magic Flute with Opera at Bearwood to the west of
London. He is a noted arranger of operatic scores for small orchestras. For more
information see
www.FrancisGriffin.com