About
Hailed a ‘rising star’ by BBC Radio 3, Jack Gonzalez-Harding is one of Britain’s most promising young conductors, having been praised by The Spectator for his ‘brilliant infectious enthusiasm’ and noted for his ‘astonishing, mature musical conviction and quiet authority’. Jack is mentored by Sir Simon Rattle and John Carewe.
Already a regular guest conductor with the London Mozart Players, Jack has enjoyed debut engagements as an assistant conductor with the London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra di Haydn a Trento e Bolzano and the Hallé Orchestra with Sir Mark Elder, for whom he first assisted at the age of nineteen. Highlights of the 2024/25 season include returns to Sinfonia Smith Square Hall, where Jack previously conducted Bach’s B Minor Mass for a 20th century English programme with the Barbican Sinfonia, to the London Mozart Players, Ryedale Festival, Barbican Centre and live broadcast performances on BBC Radio 3.
Born in 2003, Jack trained as an organist and repétitéur. He is a member of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama 2024/25 Opera Studio. As a pianist Jack has performed at the Wigmore Hall, Barbican and live on BBC Radio 3. He has coached as a guest for Royal Academy of Music’s Junior Department and has received mentorship from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
March 2025. Please do not use this biography if it is more than three months old.
