Composer - Conductor - Musical Director

Benjamin Ellin

Award-winning and critically acclaimed British conductor and composer Benjamin Ellin is currently co-founder and Musical Director of De Mowbray Music, Music Director of the Thursford Christmas Spectacular, co-founder, conductor and composer of the contemporary-fusion ensemble Tafahum, Principal Conductor of the Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra and President of Pembroke Academy of Music, London. Benjamin is also a founding trustee of the Evgeny Svetlanov Charitable Trust.

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2024/2025 Season

  • Slaithwaite Season Opener

    22nd September 2024 | 3pm

    Slaithwaite Civic Hall

    Programme to include:

    Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante

    Beethoven - Symphony No. 1

    Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

    Violin: Matthew Chadbond

    Viola: Megan Hart

    Conductor: Benjamin Ellin

  • Bruckner 8

    19th October 2024 | 7.30 pm

    Huddersfield Town Hall

    Salonen - Nyx

    Bruckner - Symphony No. 8

    Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

    Conductor: Benjamin Ellin

  • Thursford Christmas Spectacular

    8th November 2024 - 23rd December 2024

    The 47th season of the Thursford Spectacular, where Benjamin is Musical Director.

  • The Planets

    18th January 2025 | 7.30 pm

    Naftel – Pandora

    Britten – Serenade

    Holst – The Planets

    Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

    French Horn: Claire Marsden

    Tenor: Joseph Buckmaster

    onductor: Benjamin Ellin

  • Spring in Slawit

    Sunday 9th March 2025 | 3.00 pm

    Slaithwaite Civic Hall

    Mozart - Overture, Don Giovanni

    Richard Strauss - Suite for Wind in Bb

    Schubert- Symphony No 3

    Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

    Conductor: Benjamin Ellin

  • Romeo and Juliet

    12th April 2025 | 7.30pm

    Huddersfield Town Hall

    Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

    Bloch - Schelomo

    Adams - A Short Ride in a Fast Machine

    Still Afro - American Symphony

    Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

    Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

    Cello: Peter Dixon

    Conductor: Benjamin Ellin

  • Mahler 1

    21st June 2025 | 7.30pm

    Huddersfield Town Hall

    Chabrier - Espagne

    Smith - Symphony in a minor

    Mahler - Symphony No 1, Titan

    Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

    Conductor: Benjamin Ellin

  • De Mowbray Music Festival

    14th - 17th August 2025

    Thirsk

    The De Mowbray Music Festival returns for a four day showcase. Full programme announced in early 2025.

2023/2024 Season

  • John Lees' Barclay James Harvest and SPO

    23rd September 2023 | 7.30pm

    24th September 2023 | 4pm

    Huddersfield Town Hall

    Barclay James Harvest with the Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

    Conductor: Benjamin Ellin

  • Brahms 2

    14th October 2023 | 7.30 pm

    Huddersfield Town Hall

    Dvorak - Noon Day Witch

    Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1

    Brahms - Symphony No. 2

    Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

    Piano: Andrew Zolinsky

    Conductor: Benjamin Ellin

  • Thursford Christmas Spectacular

    8th November 2023 - 23rd December 2023

    The 46th season of the Thursford Spectacular, where Benjamin is Musical Director.

  • Mahler 7

    20th January 2024 | 7.30 pm

    Bloom – New Work (World Premiere)

    Copland – El Salon Mexico

    Mahler – Symphony No. 7

    Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

    Conductor: Benjamin Ellin

  • Spring in Slawit

    Sunday 3rd March 2024 | 3.00 pm

    Slaithwaite Civic Hall

    Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 2

    Beethoven - Piano Concerto No 3

    Mendelssohn - Symphony No 3, Scottish

    Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

    Conductor: Benjamin Ellin

  • Shostakovich 7

    13th April 2024 | 7.30pm

    Huddersfield Town Hall

    Liadov - Baba Yaga

    Barber - Violin Concerto

    Shostakovich - Symphony No 7, Leningrad

    Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

    Violin: Matthew Chadbond

    Conductor: Benjamin Ellin

  • Glagolitic Mass

    22nd June 2024 | 7.30pm

    Manchester Cathedral

    Scriabin - Poem of Ecstasy

    Poulenc - Gloria

    Janacek - Glagolitic Mass

    Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

    St George’s Singers

    Conductor: Benjamin Ellin

  • De Mowbray Music Festival

    15th - 18th August 2024

    Thirsk

    The De Mowbray Music Festival returns for a four day showcase.

Albums

Full album list here

Richard Bratby, The Spectator

“Ellin clearly loves this music, and his players, equally clearly, were ready to follow where he led…
…here was an amateur orchestra showing the way”

Sir Colin Davis, CH

"Benjamin Ellin is a fine and serious musician. I have no hesitation in recommending him."