Matthew Wood - Biography
Australian born conductor Matthew Wood now resides in the UK where he regularly works with some of the finest orchestras in the country and throughout Europe, South America and Australia.
From 2007-2010 Matthew held the position of Associate Conductor with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and has conducted other leading orchestras in the UK including the Philharmonia and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
He is a regular guest conductor of the RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, and has recently made his debut with the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Chile. In Australia he has conducted numerous orchestras and ensembles including recent performances with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras. Upcoming engagements include work with the Royal Ballet Covent Garden, the Orquesta Clasica Santa Cecilia Madrid, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the contemporary opera company Tete a Tete.
He is also in demand as a conducting teacher and is a regular guest lecturer and conductor at the Royal Northern College of Music where Matthew held the coveted position of Conducting Fellow from 2005-2007. During this time he was selected to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra, as part of their conductor discovery series, and received tuition from conductors Sir Mark Elder and Sir Colin Davis.
Matthew completed his undergraduate music studies, graduating with first class honours at the University of New South Wales, majoring in composition. He then undertook postgraduate conducting studies at the Sydney Conservatorium where he received numerous scholarships before concentrating his studies under renowned conductor pedagogue Jorma Panula.