Welcome
“William Vann avoids any suggestion of bombast or sentimentality, and builds Parry’s great paragraphs so eloquently and with such assurance that you’d think he’d been conducting this music all his life.” Gramophone
Welcome to the website of British conductor and pianist William Vann. A multiple prize-winning accompanist and accomplished choral, orchestral and operatic conductor, William is also the Artistic Director of the London English Song Festival, the Director of Music at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Chorus Master of The Grange Festival, the Musical Director of Dulwich Choral Society and the Musical Director of The London Chorus.
On this site you can find out his latest news and where he is performing next, watch videos and get in touch. Concert promoters can dowload biographical information and photos from the Press Centre.
Latest News
Strange times
It has been sad to type “THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED” above all my forthcoming engagements today, but I hope that once we have fought our way through the COVID-19 epidemic, classical music will recover and we can once again meet and make music together. In the meanwhile, I’m focusing my energy on 1) my […]
Parry: Judith – release date 28 February 2020
The world premiere recording of Parry’s oratorio Judith is released on Chandos on Friday 28th February – take a look at the Chandos website here and download/pre-order your copy!