Tom Fetherstonhaugh

Tom Fetherstonhaugh is Artistic Director of Fantasia Orchestra, with whom he made his BBC Proms conducting debut in August 2024. He founded the Orchestra in 2016, and it has since developed a busy schedule at festivals and venues across the country.

As the Assistant Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra between 2022-2024, Tom conducted 70 performances including five weeks in the BSO’s main season series. He has performed with soloists including Alena Baeva, Alim Beisembayev, Julian Bliss, Lucy Crowe, Jess Gillam, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Isata Kanneh-Mason, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Vadym Kholodenko, Tasmin Little, Jennifer Pike, Laura van der Heijden, Steven Osborne, and Maria Włoszczowska.

In the 2025/2026 Season Tom makes his debut with WNO Orchestra, and returns to the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Manchester Camerata, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, and Ulster Orchestra. Other recent collaborations include with the Opera North Orchestra and Royal Northern Sinfonia.