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Peter Reynolds

I am an experienced arts manager, specialising in orchestral, concert, and tour management. I have worked in the sector for well over a decade, currently with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and have had previous roles at the Gabrieli Consort & Players, English National Opera, Multi-Story Orchestra, and London Musical Theatre Orchestra, as well as extensive freelance and short-term contract work for various ensembles and arts organisations. I studied music at Exeter and decided not to pursue a career as a full time performer (although have enjoyed occasional professional performance work), and after nearly a decade working in other sectors while also undertaking management roles in non-professional/community ensembles, I completed an MA in Arts Management and moved back into the arts sector. I now have vast experience of concert production, in London, across the UK, and globally, managing teams ranging from 20 to 200 performers, and in venues from small intimate spaces all the way up to vast arena performances. My work spans all musical genres, from core classical, to movies, and working with some of the world’s biggest pop and rock artists.
Town/City of residence: Watford
Country of residence: United Kingdom
Job Title: General Manager
Company Name: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Country which you work: United Kingdom
Sector: Music
Name of Degree/Subject of study: Music
Year of Graduation: 2003
Type/Level of Study: Undergraduate
Name of Degree/Subject of study: Arts Policy & Management
Year of Graduation: 2013
Type/Level of Study: Postgraduate
I am an experienced arts manager, specialising in orchestral, concert, and tour management. I have worked in the sector for well over a decade, currently with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and have had previous roles at the Gabrieli Consort & Players, English National Opera, Multi-Story Orchestra, and London Musical Theatre Orchestra, as well as extensive freelance and short-term contract work for various ensembles and arts organisations. I studied music at Exeter and decided not to pursue a career as a full time performer (although have enjoyed occasional professional performance work), and after nearly a decade working in other sectors while also undertaking management roles in non-professional/community ensembles, I completed an MA in Arts Management and moved back into the arts sector. I now have vast experience of concert production, in London, across the UK, and globally, managing teams ranging from 20 to 200 performers, and in venues from small intimate spaces all the way up to vast arena performances. My work spans all musical genres, from core classical, to movies, and working with some of the world’s biggest pop and rock artists.
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