Young conductor stands out in New Years Honours list

Young conductor stands out in New Years Honours list

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norman lebrecht

January 01, 2022

The music director of the Birmingham Opera Company, Alpesh Chauhan, has received an OBE in the New Years honour for services to the arts.

Alpesh, 28, is one of the most closely watched talents in the country.

Other honours include a CBE for Wigmore Hall’s John Gilhooly, OBEs for Scottish pianist Steven Osborne and ABO director Mark Pemberton and an MBE for Andrew Carwood, director of music at St Paul’s Cathedral.

Comments

  • Guest says:

    Correction, he’s in his 30s now

  • Paul Johnson says:

    Services to the arts? At 28?

  • Nick2 says:

    Dame Jane Glover is not worthy of note?

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