Ben Gernon

Ben is an award winning conductor and broadcaster who has worked with some of the world’s most prestigious orchestras. From the LA Phil to the LSO, Chicago Symphony to the Czech Philharmonic, Glyndebourne to Oslo Philharmonic, Ben was the youngest conductor ever to be appointed by the BBC, becoming the BBC Philharmonic’s Principal Guest Conductor from 2017-2020. He was the first British conductor to win the Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award and has regularly performed at the Hollywood Bowl, BBC Proms and the Concertgebouw.

He is a presenter on BBC One’s Morning Live, exploring the latest science and innovation around music and health, the co-host of the BBC Sounds podcast Monsters of Music with Tom Allen and recently presented Inside Classical for BBC FOUR. His other TV credits include BBC TWO’s Holst: The Planets with Professor Brian Cox, Channel 4’s Addicts’ Symphony, Eurovision Classical Concerts and BBC Proms.

Ben has written and presented a wide range of documentaries and series for BBC Radio 3 and 4. Namely The Ministry of Fun - an Archive on Four exploring sixty years of cringeworthy encounters between artists and politicians; The Silent Musician - a series revealing the secrets of conducting and a docu-drama starring Alex Jennings; What Walls Hold, which reimagines Tavistock House, the home of Charles Dickens, Georgina Weldon and Charles Gounod. He is a frequent guest on Front Row, Broadcasting House, Add to Playlist and Record Review.

Praised for his effortless authority on the podium and his incisive, heartfelt and evocative interpretations, Ben has recorded extensively with the Czech Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony, BBC Philharmonic and Scottish Chamber Orchestra. His most recent recording, The Immersive Experience with the London Philharmonic Orchestra for Apple Music has had over 100 million streams.