Nigel Hess

Ladies in Lavender

Nigel Hess is a multifaceted composer and conductor active mainly in the area of films, television and theatre. He studied music at Cambridge University, where he was Music Director of the Footlights Revue; from 1981-5 he served in the same role for the Royal Shakespeare Company, writing music for over twenty productions. His subsequent career includes music for many major films (notably Ladies in Lavender which includes the lovely Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra performed by violinist Joshua Bell with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) and television dramas (Maigret, Dangerfield, Wycliffe, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates), together with a growing catalogue of concert music including a Piano Concerto commissioned by HRH The Prince of Wales and performed by international piano virtusos Lang Lang.