Charles Hazlewood

Charles Hazlewood is a conductor who won first prize in the European Broadcasting Union Conducting Competition in his early twenties. He has conducted major orchestras including The Royal Concertgebouw of Amsterdam, The Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, and Swedish Radio Symphony. He founded Paraorchestra, the world's first large-scale integrated ensemble of professional disabled and non-disabled musicians, which debuted at the 2012 Paralympics Closing Ceremony and performed at Glastonbury Festival.