William Vann

Conductor | Pianist

Welcome

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 download biographical information and photos from the Press Centre.

“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

Latest News

Reviews for Judith

Delighted that the press reaction to the revival of Parry’s Judith has been so positive. Check out some of the reviews here: Evening Standard Guardian The Telegraph Seen and Heard Planet Hugill

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#Judith2019

I'm hugely excited to be conducting a revival and recording of Parry’s first oratorio Judith at Royal Festival Hall next April. It is a work that has been largely neglected for the best part of a century and never recorded. This will be a large undertaking and a...

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