About Hilary Griffiths

Hilary Griffiths is a British conductor living in Germany. During the last twenty years he has held appointments as General Music Director of the city of Regensburg, Chief Conductor of the Prague State Opera, Principal Conductor at the Cologne Opera, where he conducted over 300 performances, Music Director of the Eutin Opera Festival and Professor of Music at the University of Mannheim. He works as a guest conductor throughout Europe, has made several recent visits to the Far East, Australia and South America, and has appeared at the festivals of Edinburgh, Camden, Schwetzingen, Wiesbaden, Würzburg, Gmunden, Prague, Litomyšl, Miškolc, Hong Kong and Perth (Australia). From 2009 to 2012 he was Chief Conductor of the Wuppertal Opera.