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

Purer than Pearl and Carols from Chelsea released!

Two recordings on which I perform are released today! Purer than Pearl is a really special disc of Ralph Vaughan Williams songs: the opening six songs have never been published are world premiere recordings. Carols from Chelsea is my first recording with the fabulous...

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Songs of the Somme

Booking is now open for the Songs of the Somme, the London English Song Festival's 2016 project. William is Artistic Director of the LESF and will be playing for all the performances.

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