Robert King conductor

Robert King is widely acclaimed as one of the leading British conductors of his generation. For 30 years he has enjoyed a dynamic international career conducting world-famous orchestras, choirs and opera companies in an unusually varied range of repertoire from Rameau to Rossini, Vivaldi to Vaughan Williams, Bach to Beethoven, Handel to Howells, Fasch to Finzi, Purcell to Pärt, Gluck to Gubaidulina, Schütz to Saint-Saëns, Mozart to Mendelssohn and more besides.

Robert King has conducted in almost every European country, in North and South America and the Far East, and has made 95 CD recordings which have won many international awards.

Parallel to his conducting career, Robert King has edited more than a hundred musical works for publication, has written extensively on Baroque and Classical music, including a highly acclaimed biography of the composer Henry Purcell. He has been artistic director of international music festivals in Britain, Germany and Sweden, has presented and written programmes for the BBC, and has worked on the soundtracks of a series of blockbuster Hollywood films.

The King's Consort

In 1980 Robert King founded The King’s Consort. The orchestra and its equally acclaimed Choir of The King's Consort that he created is one of the most famous period instrument organisations in the world, and has toured widely and made around 95 CD recordings. 

Major performances by TKC in 2010-11 include the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Lucerne Easter Festival, Auditorio Nacional Madrid, Cuenca Easter Festival, Wigmore Hall, and further concert halls and festivals in Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK. Visit www.tkcworld.org for further details.

Robert King editor

Robert King has edited more than a hundred baroque and classical works. Instrumental, vocal and choral, these high-quality performing editions, all available for sale, are used by choirs, soloists and orchestras, amateur and professional, across the world. See "Sheet Music" section for further details.