Ellie Slorach appointed to the new role of Associate Conductor with the Royal Northern Sinfonia

Fantasy, Myths and Legends prom – Ellie Slorach, Royal Northern Sinfonia – The Glasshouse (Photo: TyneSight Photographic Services))

Ellie Slorach has been appointed to the new role of Associate Conductor with the Royal Northern Sinfonia, kicking off an exciting new chapter in the orchestra’s work, including concerts aimed at schools and families across Gateshead and the wider North East. 

Her first project in her new role is BBC Ten Pieces in Concert with Royal Northern Sinfonia and presenter YolanDa Brown on 4 March 2025. This event invites young people to step into a musical time machine at The Glasshouse, discovering pieces that inspire hope, break boundaries, and make people want to dance. Her family-friendly events with the orchestra include performances in October of the film How to Train Your Dragon with live orchestral music and in December she will also reprise her conducting roles in Christmas at the Glasshouse and The Snowman in Concert.

Ellie Slorach is the Founder and Artistic Director of Kantos Chamber Choir, which has an artistic partnership with Manchester Camerata. She is also Engagement Conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and she will conduct the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for the first concert performances of Jonathan Dove’s new opera Uprising in Saffron Walden, Glasgow and Edinburgh in collaboration with Glyndebourne [see our article]. Highlights of the previous season included her debut at the BBC Proms at The Glasshouse Gateshead with the Royal Northern Sinfonia as well as debuts with Matthew Bourne’s ballet production of Edward Scissorhands at Sadler’s Wells.

Further details from the Glasshouse’s website.