Karen Ní Bhroin
Conductor

“…led by Irish conductor Karen Ní Bhroin, making a confident proms debut… Ní Bhroin proved their versatility”

The Guardian

Upcoming schedule

BBC Symphony Orchestra

14 December 2025
Barbican, London
Featuring actor Alex Jennings and singer Jonathan Andrew Hume

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

18 December 2025
Royal Albert Hall
Anna Lapwood's Christmas
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Karen Ní Bhroin has established herself as one of Ireland’s foremost young conductors

This season, Karen makes her debut with the Hallé and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestras, at the Royal Festival Hall and further affield with the New Japan Philharmonic in Tokyo. 

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Watch Karen perform Dance Macabre by Saint-Saëns at BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall

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Education

Mentor, teacher and creator of And Other Duties Conducting Courses, Karen is on a mission to change conducting education: to teach the things that are not usually taught and to create a forum for honest conversations and communication. 

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Karen Ní Bhroin
Conductor

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