John Traill

John Traill is Principal Conductor of the City of Southampton Orchestra, the Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra, Ensemble ISIS, Associate Conductor with the London Contemporary Music Group, and Director of Music at St. Anne College, Oxford. Trained by Rossen Milanov at the Mt. Vitosha International Conducting Institute in Bulgaria, John has also worked closely with Jonathan Sternberg, Christopher Adey, and composer Robert Saxton.

Hailed as one of the most promising conductors of his generation, and also known for his strong interpretative instinct (Guardian, 2008), John has performed internationally with orchestras in the UK, France, Bulgaria, Russia, the Ukraine, and the USA. He won 2nd prize at the Vakhtang Jordania International Conducting Competition in 2006, and was a prize-winner at the 8th Leeds Conductor Competition in 2005.

Also a composer, John is the youngest person to have been awarded a DPhil in composition at the University of Oxford (2006). His most recent works include Five Piano Miniatures for Gregory Martin (USA), Little Concertino for Six for the LCMG, Horn Trio (Hommage Ligeti) for Radius at London's Southbank Centre, Dissolving Frangments for Violin and Piano, and The Short Voyage for the Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra.