Peter Broadbent

Peter Broadbent is the founder-conductor of the Joyful Company of Singers and a leading British choral conductor. He has conducted the London Mozart Players, Divertimenti Chamber Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra, the City of London Sinfonia, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Southern Sinfonia, the Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra, Apollo Voices and the BBC Singers; he broadcasts frequently for BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM.

His engagements outside the UK include concerts with the Debrecen Philharmonic Orchestra and Kodály Chorus in Hungary, a broadcast with the National Chamber Choir in Dublin and a European tour with the World Youth Choir (2006). He gives workshops and masterclasses throughout Europe and was the first Director of Training for the Association of British Choral Directors. In 2007 he was presented with the Pro Cultura Hungarica Award by the Hungarian Ministry of Culture for his services to Anglo-Hungarian musical relations, and in early 2016 he was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit.

Peter Broadbent was made MBE in the 2022 New Year’s Honours List.