Edmund Whitehead

British-Russian conductor Edmund studied at Oxford University, the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (where he was Assistant Conductor Fellow) and the National Opera Studio. He participated in Young Artist programmes and workshops at the Polish National Opera, Dutch National Opera, and the Aix-en-Provence Festival, before becoming Jette Parker Young Artist Conductor and Repetiteur at the Royal Opera House, where he assisted and was mentored by Sir Antonio Pappano. At the Royal Opera he conducted several new productions including HK Gruber's Frankenstein!!, and Henze's Phaedra.

Recent engagements: Assistant Conductor The Damnation of Faust (Ed Gardner/London Philharmonic Orchestra), and Ivan theTerrible (Grange Park Opera).