{"id":43913,"date":"2024-06-04T13:19:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T11:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/db436fb7-553f-4e60-8804-a96f09206eec"},"modified":"2024-06-04T13:36:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T11:36:30","slug":"who-is-mark-elder-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-much-loved-british-conductor-appearing-at-the-2024-bbc-proms","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/who-is-mark-elder-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-much-loved-british-conductor-appearing-at-the-2024-bbc-proms\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Mark Elder? All you need to know about the much-loved British conductor appearing at the 2024 BBC Proms?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Tuesday, 04 June 2024 at 11:19 AM<\/p>

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He is conducting Mahler\u2019<\/a><\/strong>s Fifth Symphony at this year’s BBC Proms<\/a><\/strong>. This will be the 63rd time he has appeared at the world\u2019s greatest classical music festival. But who is Mark Elder?<\/p>

Who is Mark Elder?<\/h2>

Sir Mark Elder is one of Britain\u2019s most acclaimed conductors. Now 77 years old, he will be retiring this summer as music director of the Hall\u00e9 orchestra in Manchester after 24 years, an unusually long term in one post for a conductor today. However, he will be continuing to conduct, both in guest appearances with orchestras and at opera houses across the world, and as principal guest conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra<\/a><\/strong> in Norway.<\/p>