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 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 and Partitas and The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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. This season he makes several return visits to Tokyo as he continues his relationship with the Kioi Hall Chamber Orchestra, Tokyo as their Principal Conductor. He also returns to Kammerakademie Potsdam and Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestras. He conducts the Mozarteumorchester on tour across Spain and visits Warsaw Philharmonic and San Diego Symphony Orchestras. He returns to The English Concert and performs chamber concerts with Emmanuel Pahud and Jonathan Manson in Europe and China.
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.
