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Winner of the BSO’s Calleva Conducting Competition, and recently listed as Classic FM’s Rising Stars list for 2025 as one of 30 incredible musicians under 30, Enyi is the Calleva Assistant Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Described as a “talent to watch,” He is also the Artistic Director and Founder of Elysium Music, and previously the Conductor in Residence for the London Schools Symphony Orchestra during the 2023/24 season. He was previously a finalist in the inaugural Weston Conductors Competition 2022, where he conducted the National Youth Brass Band, and a Young Conducting Scholar with the national choral charity Sing for Pleasure in 2021-22.
The 2025/26 season will see Enyi conduct Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in various performances across the South and Southwest, as well as making his Royal Albert Hall debut with the orchestra for Classic FM Live at 25 - Classic FM’s 25th Anniversary concert. Highlights for the season also include debuts with Ulster Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Britten Sinfonia, London Symphony Orchestra, Multi-Story Orchestra, the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain and conducting the Black British Classical Foundation Opera Competition. He also returns to the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 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.
Enyi recently studied for an MA in Orchestral Conducting with Sian Edwards at the Royal Academy of Music. He graduated in 2024 with Distinction and was awarded a DipRAM prize for outstanding final recital. He also won the Conducting Prize for the highest final recital mark and won HRH Princess Alice, The Duchess of Gloucester Prize for exemplary studentship and performance.
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Presented by the Black British Classical Foundation, the Voice of Black Opera (VOBO) returns in 2025 to celebrate the Commonwealth’s most promising Black and South Asian operatic talent. Twelve singers will be shortlisted and brought to the UK for a week of performances, mentorship and masterclasses, culminating in a Gala Final at Fairfield Halls, Croydon on 25 October 2025.
Designed for KS2 students, these thrilling and interactive concerts will be presented by award-winning composer, James Redwood. Explore the Orchestra: Four Elements will feature music that seeks to uncover the mysteries of the four elements that make up our natural world and inspires scientific discovery.
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Join us for this symphonic venture through the natural world, through verdant forests and across the open ocean. Embrace the wild with a catchy Mancini tune and a spirited piece by Elgar. We follow the ocean through all moods with Grace Williams, from sailing tempestuous seas to enjoying the beautiful calm of a summer’s day at the beach. And enjoy orchestral adaptation of popular work by Bjork with music that delves into emotions of the heart through the crystallisation of minerals and rocks. William Grant’s soft exploration of twilight and Vaughan William’s musical flight of the lark complete the programme.
This is a Relaxed Performance – especially designed for anyone who would prefer a more relaxed environment. This will include higher lighting than for a traditional concert audience, a relaxed attitude to noise – anyone is welcome to express themselves however they feel comfortable, open doors throughout the performance for anyone to leave and re-enter at any point, and is presented by BSO Associate Zoe Palmer. Recommended for children aged 4+
We’re very proud of our Calleva Assistant Conductor Enyi Okpara who recently made Classic FM’s 30 under 30 list. The prestigious list shines a light on 30 musicians under the age of 30 who are changing the classical music landscape.
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) announces Enyi Okpara as its Calleva Assistant Conductor for the 2024/25 concert season. The role, which received 120 applications, provides a platform to build professional experience and development, with mentoring from some of the world’s leading names in classical music.
Enyi Okpara awarded Bob and Beryl Harding Bursary for Young Conductors with Havant Symphony Orchestra