Rebecca Miller

Rebecca Miller, cited as one of ‘Four at the Forefront’ in The Guardian’s recent article on women conductors, is rapidly developing a reputation as an energetic and imaginative young conductor. She has been repeatedly praised by reviewers in such publications as The Times (UK), The Strad and Musical Opinion for her 'new insights into old works', her innovative programming, and her broad-ranging repertoire.

A prize-winner in the 8th Leeds Conducting Competition, Rebecca is currently the Resident Conductor of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. She recently completed her tenure as the American Conducting Fellow of The Houston Symphony, with whom she gave over 70 concerts throughout the Houston area between 2005-07. She has recently guest conducted the London Sinfonietta, the Orchestra of the Swan, MUSIQA Houston, and the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra as a Finalist in their Music Director search. She has also guest conducted the Royal Academy of Music’s Manson Ensemble at the ‘Sounds New’ Festival in Canterbury, The New Asiana Ensemble at the Seoul Arts Centre in Korea, The Bard Festival Chamber Players at The Bard Festival in New York, and recently gave her Israeli debut on a Classical Series subscription concert with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. Upcoming guest engagements include concerts with the London Sinfonietta and with the Reno Philharmonic as part of their Music Director search.

Since 1999, Rebecca has been Music Director of The New Professionals, an orchestra comprised of the foremost London artists at the start of their careers. She has led the NP in guest performances at London’s South Bank Centre, the BAC Battersea Opera Festival, and at various music societies and festivals around the UK, and has raised over $20k in grants for the orchestra. Their debut CD is out on the Mode Records label and contains previously unrecorded works of Lou Harrison. The disc features the Silk Road Tour’s Pipa player Wu Man and was highly acclaimed in The Times.

Born in California, she completed her studies at Oberlin Conservatory (piano), and Northwestern University (conducting) and moved to London in 1999. Rebecca was the Paul Woodhouse Junior Fellow in Conducting at the Royal College of Music for two years, where she prepared orchestras for Bernard Haitink, Andrew Litton and Sir Roger Norrington and was Assistant Conductor at the Benjamin Britten International Opera School. In 2002, she conducted a composer portrait of Anthony Payne at the BBC Proms, and has conducted the Bamberger Symphoniker, the Berlin Kammerphilharmonie, the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, and the Kharkov Philharmonic. Rebecca has participated in Master Classes with Jorma Panula, Marin Alsop, and with Sir Colin Davis and the London Symphony Orchestra, and was also Assistant Conductor on a recording of Chausson’s ‘Le Roi Arthus’ with Telarc and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and at the Bard Music Festival in New York.