George Jackson
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Insight and Sensitivity
Conductor
Music Director, Amarillo Symphony
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‘An excellent conductor, wonderfully alert to the sadness as well as the humour that permeates the score’
The Guardian
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. Jackson has served as Music Director of Amarillo Symphony since September 2022.
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. This season with Amarillo Symphony he conducts the world premieres of works by Christopher Lowry and Gavin Higgins, and the US premiere of Dani Howard’s The Butterfly Effect.
Praised for his natural affinity for opera, he has received acclaim for his work in recent productions of Hänsel und Gretel, The Excursions of Mr Brouček, La bohème and Le nozze di Figaro and Il barbiere di Siviglia.
‘Whether theatre, opera or football, there’s something special about the feeling of community. It’s the idea that you’re getting rid of the individual ego and focusing on something as a group’
