Kelly Lovelady, Conductor
Performance CV

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current projects

• Founding Artistic Director, Ruthless Jabiru; London, UK — 2011 to present
  A dynamic chamber orchestra of professional Australasian musicians in the UK merging contemporary music and Activism: 3x performance projects, 1x recording project, 2x social events, 3x merch collaborations currently in development

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Chronology of key projects & engagements 

• Project Conductor, London Symphony Orchestra Brass x Guildhall School Orchestral Artistry [Cassie Kinoshi Fanfares: Finale, Viadana La Bergamasca]; London, UK — 2025
• 8x Conductor masterclasses, Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana x Arturo Tamayo; Lugano, Switzerland —2024–2025
• Musical Director & Arranger, Gothic Opera x Arcola Theatre x Grimeborn Festival [Marschner/Lovelady Der Vampyr]; London, UK — 2024
• Post-production & Music Video Direction, Debut album: Ruthless Jabiru x Soosan Lolavar x Nonclassical [Girl]; London, UK — 2023-2024 ♫
• Assistant Conductor, Britten Sinfonia [Anthony Davis You Have the Right to Remain Silent]; London, UK — 2023
• Conductor/Producer, Debut album recording: Ruthless Jabiru x Soosan Lolavar [Girl]; London, UK — 2023 ♫
• Conductor/Producer, Ruthless Jabiru x Decibel New Music Ensemble x Brunel Museum x British Council: UK/Australia Season [The Holy Presence of]; London, UK — 2022
• Assistant Conductor, Ensemble Phoenix Basel x Ensemble SoloVoices x Zeiträume Basel x Wien Modern [Michael Hersch Poppaea]; Basel, Switzerland and Vienna, Austria — 2021 ♫
• Assistant Conductor, Opera Holland Park x City of London Sinfonia [Mascagni L’amico Fritz]; London, UK — 2021
• Musical Director & Arranger, Gothic Opera [Marschner Der Vampyr]; London, UK — 2019
• Conductor, London Sinfonietta Academy [Hans Abrahamsen Märchenbilder]; London, UK — 2019
• Conductor/Producer, Ruthless Jabiru x Arcola Theatre x Grimeborn Festival [Silk Moth]; London, UK — 2019
• Second Conductor, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra [Gloria Coates Symphony No.11]; Glasgow, UK — 2018 ♫ 
• Conducting Fellow, Cortona Sessions for New Music; Cortona, Italy — 2018, 2019
• Assistant Conductor, Opera Holland Park x City of London Sinfonia [Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos]; London, UK — 2018
• Conducting Apprentice & Orchestra Manager, Music in the Alps International Music Festival & Master Course; Bad Gastein, Austria — 2018
• Conductor/Producer, Ruthless Jabiru x King’s College London [The Drowners]; London, UK — 2018
• Guest Conductor, Wind Chamber; Winnipeg, Canada — 2018
• Conductor/Producer; London, UK — 2017
  – Ruthless Jabiru x Hackney Showroom x Joy & Dissent: Festival of Cultural Activism [Fuel]
  – Ruthless Jabiru x The Joy Offensive x Clapham Omnibus [ocean]
• Guest Conductor, Scordatura Women’s Music Collective; London, UK — 2017
• Assistant Conductor, London Philharmonic Orchestra; London, UK — 2016
• Guest Conductor, Greenpeace; London, UK — 2015, 2016
• Workshop Conductor, Heart n Soul x Sound and Music; London, UK — 2016
• Guest Conductor, Lewisham Choral Society x The Membranes; London, UK — 2016
• Conductor/Producer, Ruthless Jabiru x Australian Business x Arts Theatre West End [Australia Day in the Apartment]; London, UK — 2016
• Assistant Conductor, Theater Sankt Gallen [George Benjamin Written on Skin]; Sankt Gallen, Switzerland — 2015
• Guest Conductor, Shakespeare’s Globe; London, UK — 2015 
• Librarian & Rehearsal Conductor, Young Orchestra for London; London, UK — 2015
• Conductor/Producer, Ruthless Jabiru x Australia & New Zealand Festival of Literature & Arts [The Past]; London, UK — 2014
• Regular Guest Conductor, Tait Chamber Orchestra; London, UK — 2010–2014
• Conductor/Producer, Ruthless Jabiru x Sound and Music: Portfolio Composer Workshops — 2013–14 
• Conductor/Producer; London, UK — 2013
  – Ruthless Jabiru x Union Chapel [Maralinga]
  – Ruthless Jabiru x West Australian Government in Europe x Australia House London
• Musical Director & Artist-in-Residence, Cluster New Music & Integrated Arts Festival; Winnipeg, Canada — 2012 
• Guest Conductor, City of London Festival [John Williams & Friends]; London, UK — 2012
• Conductor/Producer, Ruthless Jabiru x City of London Festival x LSO St. Luke’s; London, UK — 2011
• Guest Conductor, Cluster New Music & Integrated Arts Festival [Matthew Ricketts Sensual Emergency]; Winnipeg, Canada — 2011
• Assistant Conductor, Tait Chamber Orchestra; London, UK — 2011
• Guest Conductor, West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra; Leeds, UK — 2009–10
• Founding Artistic Director & Conductor, Pazzia Collective; Canada, Australia, UK — 2005–12

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Formal education

Certificate of Advanced Study (Contemporary Repertoire Conducting)
Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana; Lugano, Switzerland — 2024–2025

Certificate of Advanced Study (Curating Contemporary Music)
Hochschule für Musik, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz; Basel, Switzerland — 2021

Master of Music (Conducting)
University of Manitoba; Winnipeg, Canada — 2002-04

Bachelor of Music (Performance)
University of Western Australia; Perth, Australia — 1998-01
University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, USA — 2000 [International student exchange]

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