Enyi Okpara the newly appointed Fellow Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra for the 2026/27 Season. He is currently the Calleva Assistant Conductor of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (2024-2026), after winning the BSO’s Calleva Conducting Competition in 2024 and the Artistic Director and Founder of Elysium Music. Enyi was recently listed on Classic FM’s Rising Stars List for 2025, as one of “30 incredible musicians under 30”.

The 2025/26 season will see Enyi conduct Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in various performances, including his Royal Albert Hall debut with the orchestra for Classic FM Live at 25 - Classic FM’s 25th Anniversary concert. He also debuts with Ulster Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Britten Sinfonia, London Symphony Orchestra, Multi-Story Orchestra and the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain. He also returns to the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra of the Swan in the spring and the London Schools Symphony Orchestra for their summer tour. Recent projects include performances with Chineke! Orchestra including collaborations with George the Poet and Ayanna Witter-Johnson.

Growing up in Camden, North London, Enyi’s musical journey started initially as a percussionist and saxophonist and member of the Camden Music Hub. Enyi studied conducting with Sian Edwards at the Royal Academy of Music, where he held the Derek Butler Award. He graduated in 2024 with Distinction, alongside which, he was awarded a DipRAM prize for outstanding final recital, won the Conducting Prize for highest final recital mark, and won HRH Princess Alice, The Duchess of Gloucester Prize for exemplary studentship and performance. Enyi recently appeared on BBC Radio 3’s This Classical Life presented by Jess Gillam, and the podcast Things People Do, hosted by Joe Marler and Tom Fordyce.