Karen Ní Bhroin
Conductor
Senior Lecturer for Conducting and Female Artist in Residence (FAiR) - Mozarteum University Salzburg
“Karen Ní Bhroin, a young Irish musician with a rising reputation, conducted… As well as giving an explosive, quickfire account of Beethoven’s Symphony No 8, the Camerata showed their finesse in his Piano Concerto No 1 in C major…”
– Fiona Maddocks, The Guardian
About Karen
With a career that spans both sides of the Atlantic and consistently draws attention, Karen Ní Bhroin has established herself as one of Ireland’s foremost young conductors. This season, Karen continues her work in the opera field assisting English National Opera’s production of Donizetti’s Elixir of Love. On the concert podium, she conducts the Royal Albert Hall’s Christmas concert with the BBC Concert Orchestra presented by Sandi Toksvig, and continues to build her relationship with the London Symphony Orchestra taking part in the opening night of their season, along with a number of education projects. She is an award recipient of the prestigious Taki Alsop Fellowship for 2024, following two years of mentorship under the esteemed Marin Alsop.
Creator of the podcast ‘And Other Duties, The Life of the Assistant Conductor’ and 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. They have hosted successful courses in Dublin, Manchester and Macedonia covering a wide range of skills.
And Other Duties
And Other Duties, hosted by Karen Ní Bhroin highlights the lives of conductors from all over the world, telling their stories of what it is Assistant Conductors really do.
