Personally authorised by John Williams to conduct his film scores in concert, and acclaimed as “a masterclass in conducting” by Hans Zimmer, Ben Palmer is one of the world’s most sought-after specialists in conducting live to picture. With a repertoire of more than 50 films, ranging from fiendishly difficult silent movies such as Metropolis and Modern Times, to Star Wars and Top Gun: Maverick, he appears regularly at venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, KKL Luzern and Concertgebouw Amsterdam. He is regularly invited to conduct recording sessions for leading film and television productions, with clients including Hans Zimmer’s Bleeding Fingers Music, 20th Century Fox, Studiocanal, and the LSO. Ben Palmer is Artistic Director of Covent Garden Sinfonia and Chief Conductor of the Orchestra da Camera di Pordenone and Babylon Orchester Berlin. From 2017-24 he was Chief Conductor of the Deutsche Philharmonie Merck, ending his tenure with three performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8. He is a regular visitor to the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Arctic Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Hallé, London Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and to the BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (including at the BBC Proms), and BBC Symphony Orchestra.
