Biography

“Webster was no less brilliant in the Brahms where it was obvious that he simply adored the music, and it was a joy to see a conductor with a genuine sense of wonder.” — The Edinburgh Reporter 

“Schumann suited the young conductor Angus Webster perfectly … the composition breathed so naturally, it was clear and understandable in every measure.” — Opera Plus

“Conducting without score, Webster treated us to plenty of lush Brahmsian melody … definitely a performance with a lot of soul.” — Lark Reviews

Angus Webster is a British conductor and pianist. Highlights of the 2024/25 season include debuts conducting the Bergische Symphoniker in works by Gubaidulina, Hummel, and Schubert, and the Prague Philharmonia in Watkins, Shostakovich, and Schumann. Angus also returns to the Ulster Orchestra to conduct Arensky, Stravinsky, and Rachmaninoff, and the Polish National Radio Symphony in Dvorák, Kisielewski, and Britten.

In recent reasons, Angus has performed with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Bruckner Orchestra Linz, Osaka Philharmonic, and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. He also worked on the music staff at the Glyndebourne Festival for Mozart’s ‘Così fan tutte’, ‘Le nozze di Figaro’, and Britten’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.

This season sees the release of a new recording by Angus with violinist Irène Duval titled ‘Fauré and Friends’. It features works for violin and piano by Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Hahn, and Enescu. A second recording of violin concertos with Angus and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León will follow.

Born in 1999, Angus learned formative lessons at the International Musicians Seminar, Prussia Cove and studied piano with Claudio Martínez Mehner and Alasdair Beaston. After winning prizes at the Panula International Conducting Competition in 2018, Angus studied conducting with Esa-Pekka Salonen at the Colburn School in Los Angeles.