Martyn Brabbins

Conductor Martyn Brabbins was slow to establish a presence outside of England and Scotland, though he did make a significant mark through recordings not in standard repertory, but largely in music of contemporary Scottish composers and as one of the main conductors involved in Hyperion's extensive Romantic Piano Concerto series. A self-described late starter, Brabbins was born April 13, 1959. He attended Goldsmith's College; he played in brass bands, but had little other performing experience before studying conducting with Ilya Musin at the Leningrad Conservatory from 1986 to...