Biography

Harry Bradford is a prize-winning conductor and choral director working in the UK and Europe. Since winning Second Prize in the prestigious Eric Ericson Award 2021, he has worked as a Guest Conductor and Chorus Master with a number of the world’s finest vocal ensembles including the MDR Rundfunkchor, the BBC Singers, the Eric Ericsons Kammarkör, the Sixteen and the Swedish Radio Choir.

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Harry is the conductor and co-founder of the professional vocal ensemble, Recordare, with whom he has performed extensively across festivals in the UK, and holds permanent positions as the Musical Director of the Thames Philharmonic Choir, the English Baroque Choir and North Herts Guild of Singers. As an orchestral conductor, he has collaborated with some of the UK's finest orchestras and period ensembles including the Britten Sinfonia, the English Chamber Orchestra, the Orion Orchestra, Endelienta Baroque, His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts and his own orchestra the Beaufoy Sinfonia.
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Equally in demand as workshop leader, Harry has led choral workshops for the Sixteen as part of their Choral Pilgrimage tour, the Cherubim Music Trust as well as for numerous choirs and festivals across the country. Upcoming workshops include a debut with the Lacock Courses in May 2027 and leadership of the Ristretto Summer Academy in August 2027. Harry was  a course director for the Choir of the Earth, an online choir with a global membership, leading them in their Requiems at Home and Festival of Music courses. He combines his love of music and education as a Teacher/Singer for the Pimlico Musical Foundation. 

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Harry read music at Downing College Cambridge and was a member of the choir of King’s College under the late Sir Stephen Cleobury. He studied Choral Conducting at the Royal Academy of Music with Professor Patrick Russill and graduated with distinction, a DipRAM and the Academy Alumni Award for ‘a singularly distinguished studentship’. During his time at the Academy, Harry was also the Genesis Sixteen conducting scholar 2018-19, studying under Harry Christophers and Eamonn Dougan, and the Alec Robertson scholar at Westminster Cathedral.

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In 2024, Harry was awarded an Associateship of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) for continuing service to the music profession. 

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Harry remains active as a professional singer as is a Gentlemen-in-ordinary of His Majesty's Chapel Royal, St James' Palace. 

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