Peter Stark’s performances as a conductor are exhilarating, imaginative and inspiring. At the heart of all his work lies a passion and commitment to the study and practice of music to profit humanity. Peter is Professor of Conducting at London's Royal College of Music and has taught over four hundred private students. His acclaimed courses in conducting have taken him across the world and his reputation as a teacher is renowned.

Whilst having performed with a number of the world’s leading ensembles such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter fosters a hunger to work with any orchestra that plays with spirit and enthusiasm.

In addition to his work at the Royal College of Music in London, Peter has conducted youth orchestras ranging from the Hertfordshire County Youth Orchestra (Principal Conductor since 1994) to the New South Wales Public Schools’ Symphony Orchestra in Australia and the Toyota City Junior Orchestra in Japan. Peter holds the posts of Rehearsal Conductor to the European Union Youth Orchestra and Conductor in Residence to the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. He is also Principal Conductor of the Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra.

Peter is honoured to have had the privilege of assisting many of the world’s finest conductors including Pierre Boulez, Sir Colin Davis, Lord Menuhin, Sir Roger Norrington and Klaus Tennstedt. His numerous awards include the Tagore Gold Medal from the Royal College of Music and Honorary Doctor of Music from the University of the West of England in recognition of 'outstanding contribution to music’.