17 Facts About Simon Halsey

Simon Halsey, CBE was born on 8 March 1958 and is an English choral conductor.

Simon Halsey is the Chorus Director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, a position he has held since 1983, and has been Chorus Director of the London Symphony Chorus since 2012.

Simon Halsey is artistic director of the Berlin Philharmonic Youth Choral Programme and the director of the BBC Proms Youth Choir, and Conductor Laureate of the Berlin Radio Choir.

Simon Halsey is Professor and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Birmingham.

Simon Halsey studied conducting at the Royal College of Music in London.

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Simon Halsey founded the City of Birmingham Youth Chorus in 1995.

Simon Halsey served as Chief Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Choir from 1997 to 2008.

Since 1983, Simon Halsey has been the Chorus Director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus.

Simon Halsey is currently artistic director of the Berlin Philharmonic Youth Choral Programme and the director of the BBC Proms Youth Choir; he has held both these positions since 2012.

Simon Halsey gave his last concert in this role on 31 May 2015, his replacement being Dutch conductor Gijs Leenaars; Halsey continues his association with the choir under the title of Conductor Laureate.

Simon Halsey has worked with orchestras and choirs all over the world.

Simon Halsey has conducted projects as diverse as Handel's Messiah with the Minnesota Orchestra and Faure's Requiem with the CBSO Chorus and the Hong Kong Philharmonic.

Simon Halsey is currently the artistic director for Crowd Out, a massive work for chorus composed by David Lang.

Simon Halsey has won numerous awards, including three Grammys for Best Choral Performance.

Simon Halsey has obtained a number of other awards for his work, including a Diapason d'or from Diapason magazine in France; a BBC Music Magazine award, and has won several German Echo Klassik awards.

Simon Halsey was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz in 2010, and has three honorary doctorates, from Warwick University, the University of Central England and Birmingham University.

Simon Halsey was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours.