Adrian Jackson is very highly regarded both in the UK and abroad as one of the leading conductors and musical supervisors in his field. He received a predominantly classical musical training, where principal studies were trombone and conducting.

Internationally, he has worked with many renowned orchestras and has appeared in some most prestigious venues including; the International Festival of Music at the Musikapella in Innsbruck, Austria.

Adrian is the Musical Director and Principal Conductor of the acclaimed City Concert Orchestra and has performed with them in concert venues throughout the UK. He is also the founder and Musical Director of the Midland Symphony Choir.

Concert appearances have included; “The Musicals” and “The Music Of The Night” with David Jacobs, “Musicals and Movies” with Matthew Kelly, “Hollywood & the Musicals” with presenters including, Terry Wogan, Fiona Phillips, Angela Rippon, Rosemary Ford and Elaine C Smith, and “The Best Of West End & Broadway” with Celebrity West End Artistes, presented by Lisa Riley, William Roache and Kaye Adams.

Adrian's West End appearances are numerous, he was Musical Director of “A Celebration Of Musical Theatre” for 3 years at the Palace Theatre, London, where he worked with amongst others; Darren Day, Nicholas Parsons, Anneka Rice, Patrick Anthony and Roy Walker, and he was a guest Conductor at the Imperial Cancer Research Campaign's 75 th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall.

Adrian has worked with some of the country's most prestigious Symphony Orchestras including; Orchestra Of Scottish Opera, BBC Concert Orchestra and The Hall é Orchestra.

He continues to work on a conceptually new concert with the writers of Les Misérables, Miss Saigon and Martin Guerre, Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg, which premiered at Symphony Hall, Birmingham , and featured the BBC Concert Orchestra and West End soloists.

Adrian is an accomplished musical arranger and has made numerous recordings for UK record labels, his most recent being “West End & Broadway” with The City Concert Orchestra and soloists. Adrian is constantly in demand as a Musical Supervisor and has worked extensively for the BBC and for Classic Records in Belgium .

He is a Producer and Artistic Director in his own right and has been responsible for many high profile concerts and theatrical productions in venues throughout the UK .

On radio, Adrian is the Presenter of the popular weekly musical theatre programme “Showstoppers” on Saga 105.7fm every Sunday evening from 6.00pm.

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