
ABOUT
George Jackson is quickly making a name for the breadth and commitment of his work, whether in opera, symphonic repertoire or contemporary scores, building strong relationships with the orchestras he conducts. In September 2022 Jackson began his tenure as Music Director of the Amarillo Symphony, leading them in their Centenary year in 2023-24.
Jackson’s skill in preparing complex scores has led to an ongoing relationship with Ensemble Intercontemporain. Together they released the world premiere recording of Steve Reich’s Reich/Richter on Nonesuch Records, following successful performances of the work in Rome, Paris and Luxembourg. He also conducted the group for the French premieres of works by Rebecca Saunders and James Dillon at the 2019 Festival d’Automne à Paris. With Collegium Novum Zürich Jackson conducted Noli me tangere, a new work by Isabel Mundry, and with Brussels Philharmonic he led the world premiere of Claire-Mélanie Sinnhuber’s new work, Chahut.
He is increasingly sought-after as a guest with European orchestras, who appreciate his fearless conducting and thorough rehearsal technique. Recent engagements include Orchestre de Paris, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie and the orchestra of Opéra de Rouen.
George Jackson is quickly making a name for the breadth and commitment of his work, whether in opera, symphonic repertoire or contemporary scores, building strong relationships with the orchestras he conducts. In September 2022 Jackson begins his tenure as Music Director of the Amarillo Symphony, leading them in their Centenary year in 2023-24.
Jackson’s skill in preparing complex scores has led to an ongoing relationship with Ensemble Intercontemporain. Together they released the world premiere recording of Steve Reich’s Reich/Richter on Nonesuch Records, following successful performances of the work in Rome, Paris and Luxembourg. He also conducted the group for the French premieres of works by Rebecca Saunders and James Dillon at the 2019 Festival d’Automne à Paris. With Collegium Novum Zürich Jackson conducted Noli me tangere, a new work by Isabel Mundry, and with Brussels Philharmonic he led the world premiere of Claire-Mélanie Sinnhuber’s new work, Chahut.
He is increasingly sought-after as a guest with European orchestras, who appreciate his fearless conducting and thorough rehearsal technique. Recent engagements include Orchestre de Paris, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie and the orchestra of Opéra de Rouen.
Praised for his natural affinity for opera, he has received acclaim for his work in productions of Hänsel und Gretel and The Excursions of Mr Brouček (Grange Park Opera), Le nozze di Figaro (Opera Holland Park), and Il barbiere di Siviglia (Theater an der Wien). Future plans include his Wrocław Opera debut with Rigoletto, and the world premiere of Gods of the Game, a collaborative opera commissioned by Sky Arts for Grange Park Opera.
The son of actor parents, Jackson began inventing theatrical entertainments with his sister at an early age, as well as learning the violin, and later served as a drummer and guitarist in post-punk, rock and Irish folk bands, developing broad musical tastes that he retains to this day. Jackson’s formative experiences include his participation at Lucerne Festival Academy and at Aspen Music Festival, where he was awarded the Aspen Conducting Prize in 2015. He is passionate and informed about the art and traditions of conducting, and regularly passes on his enthusiasm through podcasts on the subject.
INTERVIEWS

Praised for his natural affinity for opera, he has received acclaim for his work in productions of Hänsel und Gretel and The Excursions of Mr Brouček (Grange Park Opera), Le nozze di Figaro (Opera Holland Park), and Il barbiere di Siviglia (Theater an der Wien). Future plans include his Wrocław Opera debut with Rigoletto, and the world premiere of Gods of the Game, a collaborative opera commissioned by Sky Arts for Grange Park Opera.
The son of actor parents, Jackson began inventing theatrical entertainments with his sister at an early age, as well as learning the violin, and later served as a drummer and guitarist in post-punk, rock and Irish folk bands, developing broad musical tastes that he retains to this day. Jackson’s formative experiences include his participation at Lucerne Festival Academy and at Aspen Music Festival, where he was awarded the Aspen Conducting Prize in 2015. He is passionate and informed about the art and traditions of conducting, and regularly passes on his enthusiasm through podcasts on the subject.
The Guardian - Tim Ashley
“The City of London Sinfonia, meanwhile, play superbly for Jackson, an excellent conductor, wonderfully alert to the sadness as well as the humour that permeates the score.”
Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro
Opera Holland Park
The Telegraph - Rupert Christiansen
“George Jackson conducted the full ENO orchestra in a magnificent account of the score, sparkling with playful humour in the dialogues and exultantly romantic in the interludes.”
Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel
Grange Park Opera
BBC Music Magazine - Claire Jackson
“George Jackson expertly pushes Pierre Boulez’s former ensemble through the pixelating patterns. Some audience snuffling and shuffling is audible in this otherwise mesmeric performance.”
Janáček, ‘The Excursions of Mr Brouček
Ensemble Intercontemporain
The Arts Desk - Jessica Duchen
“The award-winning young conductor George Jackson exerts formidable control over the shape and pace of the action, no easy ask in such a bizarre creation”.
Janáček, ‘The Excursions of Mr Brouček
Grange Park Opera / BBC Concert Orchestra
CALENDAR
December 10th, 2022
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Will Rogers Memorial Center,
Forth Worth, Texas
G.F. Handel: Messiah
George Jackson conductor
Molly Netter, soprano
Luthien Brackett, mezzo-soprano
Steven Soph, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass
University of North Texas Vox Aquilae
20th and 21st January 2023
Amarillo Symphony
Globe News Centre
Amarillo, TX
Michael Torke: Bright Blue Music
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (‘Unfinished’)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ‘Emperor’
Rodolfo Leone piano
George Jackson conductor
24th and 25th February 2023
Amarillo Symphony
Globe News Centre
Amarillo, TX
A Night with John Williams
24th and 25th March 2023
Amarillo Symphony
Globe News Centre
Amarillo, TX
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
Sarah Vautour soprano
Andrew Morstein tenor
Jonathan McCullough bass baritone
Amarillo Master Chorale
21st and 22nd April 2023
Amarillo Symphony
Globe News Centre
Amarillo, TX
World Premiere of
Student Composition from WTAMU
Ravel: Mother Goose Ballet (full)
Rachmaninoff: Second Piano Concerto
Joyce Yang piano
George Jackson conductor
11th May 2023
Philharmonic Orchestra of North Macedonia
Macedonian Philharmonic
Skopje
Rachmaninoff: Third Piano Concerto
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (‘Unfinished’)
Brahms: Tragic Overture
Marie-Ange Nguci piano
George Jackson conductor
3rd June 2023
BBC Concert Orchestra
Southbank Centre
London
Gavin Higgins: New Percussion Concerto (World Premiere)
Colin Currie percussion
George Jackson conductor
19th July – 5th August 2023
Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park
London
Puccini: La Bohème
Rodolfo Adam Gilbert
Mimì Katie Bird
Marcello Ross Ramgobin
Musetta Elizabeth Karani
Schaunard Harry Thatcher
Colline Barnaby Rea
Alcindoro / Benoît Henry Grant Kerswell
A Customs Sergeant Alistair Sutherland
Conductor George Jackson
Director Natascha Metherell
Designer Madeleine Boyd
Lighting Designer Charles Morgan Jones
Chorus Master Richard Harker
10th August 2023
Croatian Opera Academy
Varaždin
Croatia
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Cast and Crew tbc
15th & 16th September 2023
Amarillo Symphony
Globe News Centre
Amarillo, TX
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Copland: Rodeo
Michelle Caan piano
George Jackson conductor
13th & 14th October 2023
Amarillo Symphony
Globe News Centre
Amarillo, TX
Celebraciones: A Celebration of Hispanic music
Nayelli Peña mariachi vocalist
George Jackson conductor
17th & 18th November 2023
Amarillo Symphony
Globe News Centre
Amarillo, TX
Anna Merideth: Fringe Flower (US Premiere)
Barber: Knoxville Summer of 1915
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Sara Hershkowitz soprano
George Jackson conductor
19th & 20th January 2024
Amarillo Symphony
Globe News Centre
Amarillo, TX
Francisco Coll: Hímnica (US Premiere)
Bach: Concerto in D Minor
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Mahan Esfahani harpsichord
George Jackson conductor
23rd & 24th February 2024
Amarillo Symphony
Globe News Centre
Amarillo, TX
Nathan Fryml: Novae Laudis (World Premiere)
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
Amarillo Master Chorale
George Jackson conductor
8th & 9th March 2024
Amarillo Symphony
Globe News Centre
Amarillo, TX
Sibelius: Spring Song
Dvorak: Violin Concerto
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 (‘Spring’)
Aubree Oliverson violin
George Jackson conductor
19th & 20th April 2024
Amarillo Symphony
Globe News Centre
Amarillo, TX
Christopher Theofanidis: New Work for String Quartet and Orchestra (world premiere)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
The Harrington String Quartet
Rebecca Nelson soprano
Amber Fasquelle mezzo soprano
Eric Barry tenor
Brian Mulligan baritone
George Jackson conductor
CONTACT

General Management
email: Jordi Martin Mont
phone +44 7934 568677
email: Alex Maxted
phone +44 7788 284615

Contact @ Amarillo
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