Our Conductor - Michael Young
Michael Young is the award winning Music Director of Charities Philharmonia, the Beethoven Camerata and Jankelevic Ensemble. Michael also works with the English National Opera and is a regular guest conductor of ensembles across Europe and America. Michael was twice holder of the Sir Charles Mackerras Fellow at Trinity College of Music, London, having previously held the London Philharmonic Orchestra Paul Woodhouse Fellowship in Conducting.
Described by Diego Masson as an ‘uncommonly expressive and intelligent conductor’ and critically acclaimed for his ‘inspiring and single-minded direction’, Michael Young is recognised for his ‘musical sensibility, elegance in conducting and understanding and involvement in the composer’s meaning’. Michael was a prize winning finalist at both the Leeds Conductors’ Competition (2005) and the International Pedrotti Competition (2006).
Michael began conducting whilst an undergraduate at the University of Leeds where he was awarded the Lord Snowden Prize for being instrumental in raising the profile of classical music at the university. He formed the Leeds University Union Symphony Chorus and initiated a series of charity concerts in aid of Cancer Research UK at Leeds Town Hall, which have since become annual events. Whilst completing postgraduate conducting, piano and harpsichord studies at the Royal College of Music, Michael was awarded the London Philharmonic Orchestra Conducting Fellowship by Kurt Masur. Michael has assisted various conductors including Bernard Haitink, Carl Davis, Mark Elder and Vladimir Jurowski. Michael is an alumnus of the Bela Bartok Centre for Musicianship.
Our Leader - Lynn Cook 
After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Lynn continued her studies in America at the Brooklyn College of Music and the world famous Summer School in Aspen Colorado.
She played in Orchestras in the Americas and Iceland before returning to London to set up a hectic teaching practice. As well as teaching in various schools, she has a large private practice and regularly runs her own courses, such as “Fiddlesticks!” (a junior orchestra in Wimbledon), “Sounds Together” (children’s chamber groups in Sydenham), and “Semiquavers” (music classes for the very young).
Despite the heavy demands of all this teaching, Lynn makes time for her own playing. She has led the Hayes Orchestra for nine years, founded and leads the Colour House Ensemble at Merton Abbey Mills, and is a regular member of the Tunbridge Wells, Isle of Wight and other orchestras
A selection of tracks.
Please click here to listen to some excerpts from previous concerts.
Siegfried Idyll - Richard Wagner
Previous Conductors
Hayes Symphony Orchestra would like to give thanks to our previous conductor Steven Moore who has worked with the Orchestra for a number of years. We wish him the best of luck for his future engagements.
Hayes Symphony Orchestra would like to give thanks to our previous conductor Benjamin Ellin who has worked with the Orchestra for a number of years. We wish him the best of luck for his future engagements. For more information about Ben, please view his website www.benjaminellin.com
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