MATTHEW RHODES

CONDUCTOR

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REVIEWS

“A mature synthesis of structural clarity and emotional urgency.”

— World Federation of International Music Competitions, 2026

British conductor Matthew Rhodes is rapidly establishing himself as one of the most promising conductors of his generation. Winner of the 2026 Princess Astrid International Music Competition in Trondheim, he has already worked with a distinguished range of European orchestras and is developing an increasingly strong profile in both symphonic and operatic repertoire.

Rhodes first attracted international attention in 2023 as a semi-finalist in the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition in London, followed by his participation in the prestigious Mahler Competition with the Bamberger Symphony Orchestra. That same year, he was selected for the talent development programme of Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen and made debuts with the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra and Västerås Sinfonietta.

Further engagements followed with the Oslo Philharmonic, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, as well as the WDR Symphony Orchestra and Gürzenich Orchestra in Germany, where he appeared as part of the German Conductors Award.

Alongside his symphonic career, Rhodes has developed a particular interest in opera. His operatic engagements include Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus at Vattnäs Konsertlada, Puccini's Turandot with the Augusta Symphony, and Paul Moravec's The Shining at Malmö Opera, where he worked alongside conductor Patrik Ringborg.

A graduate of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Rhodes continued his studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. He has participated in masterclasses with distinguished conductors including Michael Tilson Thomas, Stéphane Denève, Jorma Panula, David Zinman, Johannes Schlaefli, Bjarte Engeset, Gerard Korsten and Sian Edwards. In 2024, he attended the Tanglewood Music Center, where he was mentored by Stefan Asbury.

Rhodes has received support from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and the Sverker & Birgitta Lerheden Scholarship Fund.

✧ Matthew Rhodes is represented by Rolin Artists exclusively in Scandinavia in collaboration with Stafford Law world.

• REPERTOIRE, Classical symphonic

  Beethoven, Ludwig van

  • Egmont Overture

  • Leonore Overture No. 3

  • Symphonies Nos. 1–8

  Berlioz, Hector

  • Symphonie fantastique

  Bizet, Georges

  • Carmen Suite No. 1

  Brahms, Johannes

  • Double Concerto in A minor

  • Hungarian Dance No. 1

  • Serenade No. 1

  • Symphonies Nos. 1–4

  • Variations on a Theme by Haydn

  • Violin Concerto in D major

  Bruch, Max

  • Scottish Fantasy

  Bruckner, Anton

  • Overture in G minor

  • Symphony No. 6

  Dvořák, Antonín

  • Cello Concerto

  • Czech Suite

  • Serenade No. 44

  • Symphonies Nos. 7 and 9

  Elgar, Edward

  • Cello Concerto

  • Enigma Variations

  • Serenade for Strings

  Farrenc, Louise

  • Symphony No. 3

  Gershwin, George

  • Rhapsody in Blue

  Grainger, Percy

  • Lincolnshire Posy

  Haydn, Joseph

  • Cello Concerto No. 1

  • Symphonies Nos. 1, 88, 92, 100 and 104

  Higdon, Jennifer

  • Machine

  Holst, Gustav

  • The Planets

  • Hammersmith

  • Suites for Military Band Nos. 1 and 2

  Hummel, Johann Nepomuk

  • Bassoon Concerto

  Karłowicz, Mieczysław

  • Serenade for Strings

  Liadov, Anatoly

  • The Enchanted Lake

  Liszt, Franz

  • Piano Concerto No. 2

  Mahler, Gustav

  • Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7

  Massenet, Jules

  • Méditation from Thaïs

  Mendelssohn, Felix

  • The Hebrides Overture

  • Overture for Winds

  • Symphonies Nos. 3–5

  • Violin Concerto

  Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

  • Clarinet Concerto

  • Concerto for Flute and Harp

  • Eine kleine Nachtmusik

  • Gran Partita

  • Overtures: La clemenza di Tito, Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, Die Zauberflöte

  • Requiem

  • Serenade in C minor

  • Symphonies Nos. 39–41

  Mussorgsky, Modest

  • Pictures at an Exhibition

  Rossini, Gioachino

  • Overtures: Il barbiere di Siviglia, La Cenerentola, Guillaume Tell, La scala di seta, Semiramide, Il signor Bruschino

  Saint-Saëns, Camille

  • Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

  Schubert, Franz

  • Symphonies Nos. 1, 3, 4, 8 and 9

  Schumann, Robert

  • Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4

  Smetana, Bedřich

  • Vltava (The Moldau)

  Strauss, Johann II

  • Die Fledermaus – Overture

  Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

  • The Nutcracker Suite

  • Polonaise from Eugene Onegin

  • Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

  • Serenade for Strings

  • The Sleeping Beauty

  • Swan Lake (excerpts)

  • Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6

  • Violin Concerto

  Wagner, Richard

  • Siegfried Idyll

  • Tannhäuser (excerpts)

  • Tristan und Isolde – Prelude and Liebestod

• Nordic symphonic

  Agerfeldt Olesen, Thomas

  • Violin Concerto

  Alfvén, Hugo

  • Symphony No. 1

  • Gustav II Adolf Suite

  Grieg, Edvard

  • Holberg Suite

  • Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2

  • Piano Concerto in A minor

  Larsson, Lars-Erik

  • Pastoral Suite

  Lindberg, Magnus

  • Gran Duo

  Nielsen, Carl

  • Helios Overture

  Norman, Ludvig

  • Symphony No. 3

  Sæverud, Harald

  • Kjempeviseslåtten

  Sibelius, Jean

  • Cassazione

  • Finlandia

  • Intrada

  • Overture in F minor

  • Pelléas et Mélisande

  • Preludio

  • Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7

  • Valse triste

  • Violin Concerto

  Stenhammar, Wilhelm

  • Excelsior!

• 20th Century & Contemporary

  Bartók, Béla

  • Concerto for Orchestra

  • Divertimento for Strings

  • Romanian Folk Dances

  Beamish, Sally

  • Variations on a Theme by Benjamin Britten

  Berg, Alban

  • Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Wind Instruments

  Berkeley, Lennox

  • Sinfonietta, Op. 44

  Bernstein, Leonard

  • Candide Overture

  Boulez, Pierre

  • Domaines

  Britten, Benjamin

  • Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes

  • Simple Symphony

  • Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge

  • The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

  Copland, Aaron

  • Buckaroo Holiday from Rodeo

  • Fanfare for the Common Man

  • Appalachian Spring (Suite and Complete Ballet)

  Debussy, Claude

  • La mer

  • Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

  Falla, Manuel de

  • El amor brujo – Ritual Fire Dance

  Hindemith, Paul

  • Konzertmusik, Op. 41

  • Nobilissima visione Suite

  • Septet for Winds

  • Symphony in B-flat

  Janáček, Leoš

  • The Cunning Little Vixen Suite

  Prokofiev, Sergei

  • Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)

  • Symphony No. 1

  Rachmaninoff, Sergei

  • The Isle of the Dead

  • Piano Concerto No. 2

  Ravel, Maurice

  • Pavane pour une infante défunte

  • Ma mère l'Oye

  Respighi, Ottorino

  • The Birds

  • Huntingtower Ballad

  Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai

  • Scheherazade

  Saunders, Rebecca

  • Disclosure

  Shostakovich, Dmitri

  • Cello Concerto No. 1

  • Festive Overture

  • Symphonies Nos. 5 and 9

  Strauss, Richard

  • Also sprach Zarathustra

  • Der Rosenkavalier Suite

  • Serenade for Winds

  • Suite in B-flat

  • Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche

  Stravinsky, Igor

  • Apollon musagète

  • Concerto in D

  • Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments

  • Dumbarton Oaks

  • The Firebird Suite

  • L'Histoire du soldat

  • Mass for Choir and Winds

  • Octet

  • Petrushka

  • Pulcinella Suite

  • The Rite of Spring

  • Symphony in C

  • Symphonies of Wind Instruments

  • Violin Concerto in D

  Tubin, Eduard

  • Kratt (ballet excerpts)

  Varèse, Edgard

  • Intégrales

  Vaughan Williams, Ralph

  • The Lark Ascending

  Weill, Kurt

  • Kleine Dreigroschenmusik

  • Violin Concerto

• OPERA REPERTOIRE

  Andersson, B. Tommy

  • The Importance of Being Earnest

  Jonsson, Reine

  • Strandernas svall

  Moravec, Paul

  • The Shining

  Puccini, Giacomo

  • La bohème (scenes)

  • Turandot

  Strauss, Johann II

  • Die Fledermaus