Matilda Hofman
Matilda's work as a conductor ranges widely from opera and the symphonic repertoire to her keen interest in contemporary music. She studied at Cambridge University, the Royal Academy of Music and the Eastman School of Music and has worked with with David Zinman as a fellow at the Aspen Music Festival, with Sir Colin Davis, Martyn Brabbins, and with Kurt Masur.
Matilda conducts regularly in the United States, Canada and the UK and is currently based in Davis, California. She has worked with the BBC Philharmonic, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Nash Ensemble and Southbank Sinfonia among others. Recently she was invited to conduct the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in their New Music Festival in a performance which was broadcast on CBC radio. Operas conducted include Le Nozze di Figaro, Cosi fan Tutte, Turn of the Screw, and Albert Herring as well as contemporary commissions.
Bringing music to young people and to underprivileged communities is something Matilda is particularly passionate about. While studying at Eastman she was Music Director of the New Eastman Outreach Orchestra which aims to make classical music available to everyone in the Rochester community. During her tenure she developed a long-term program with the inner-city School of the Arts, which involved regular mentoring, education concerts and side-by-sides. She has also been director of several youth orchestras, including the Hempsted Youth Orchestra in England and the Eastman Community School string ensemble in Rochester.
Matilda is very committed to the performance of contemporary music, and has been Music Director of Kreisler Ensemble in England since 2002. She has also conducted the Nash Ensemble, Paragon ensemble and Sounds Underground, and will be working with the Empyrean Ensemble in November.
