West Forest Sinfonia
HomeConductorConcertsPast ConcertsTicketsFriendsReviewsHiringContactsPrivacyLogin

Philip Ellis

Philip Ellis in a garden.

Since winning the Leeds Conductors’ Competition in 1991, Philip Ellis has worked throughout the UK conducting many concerts with the Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Hallé, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, London Mozart Players, English Chamber Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, Northern Sinfonia and over 400 concerts with English Sinfonia.

He is a passionate supporter of Music Education and has always worked with amateur orchestras, youth and community groups throughout his career. He made his international debut with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, leading to engagements with Hong Kong Philharmonic, Netherlands Radio Symphony, Belgian National Orchestra, Flanders Symphony, St Petersburg Philharmonic, National Orchestra of Mexico, Western Australian Symphony, Sydney Symphony, Melbourne Symphony, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, Neue Philharmonie Westfallen and many broadcast concerts with the BRTN Philharmonic (Brussels) for radio and television.

Philip Ellis conducting

Philip Ellis conducts extensively for dance. As conductor for Birmingham Royal Ballet from 1989-2025, he conducted most of their productions and regularly guest-conducts for La Scala Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Finnish National Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Mikhailovsky Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Hong Kong Ballet, Tokyo Ballet, Korean National Ballet, Rome Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet and Gothenburg Ballet.

He has recorded CDs with the Philharmonia - Copland and a series of Concert Classics discs with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Contemporary Clarinet Concertos with Emma Johnson and Tchaikovsky with Dimitri Ferschtman, recorded live from the Concertgebouw Hall, Amsterdam.

Philip Ellis has been Principal Conductor of West Forest Sinfonia since 1990. In his free time, he is a keen artist, working in a wide range of 2D media. A selection of his work can be seen on his website: www.philipellisconductor.com and on instagram @philellisart.