Elias Brown
© Ilmė Vyšniauskaitė
Curious and versatile
Conductor
‘Brown is one of those conductors who really lives the piece, conducts with his whole body. His gestures are immediately strong, immediately subtle’
Klasika Plus
Conducting leading orchestras and curating imaginative collaborations, Elias Brown is a quintessentially modern conductor – curious, versatile and future-focused. A fascination for the intersections between artforms and how concerts are designed and experienced has inspired him to create unique performances in unusual spaces.
He was mentored personally by Esa-Pekka Salonen as Salonen Fellow for 2023/24. His talents as a composer and improviser, and his love of new music, have strengthened relationships with leading contemporary ensembles across Europe, including Ensemble Modern, Ensemble MusikFabrik and Divertimento Ensemble.
‘An orchestra is a civic institution with which we can create a space for thinking about society and ourselves – questioning and contemplating’
