Darrell studied music as a scholar at Charterhouse and at St.Catherine's
College,Cambridge
. He started his professional career as the principal cellist of The Ulster
Orchestra before returning to
London as a freelance cellist.
In 1979
he won The Sir John Barbirolli Conducting Competition and since then has
worked with many different orchestras, both professional and amateur. This
has included performances with all four
London orchestras and recordings with the LSO and
the BBC.
In 1984
he was a prize-winner in the inaugural Leeds Conducting Competition and
in the same year made his London
debut by conducting the RPO at the Festival Hall. Since then he has made
appearances at many major venues in England
and has also recently conducted lakeside proms at both Kenwood and
Crystal
Palace.
He is
Conductor and Musical Director of The Little Symphony of London, The New
Philharmonic Orchestra and also presents the successful Arthur Davison
Concerts at Fairfield
, Croydon. He was appointed Music Director of The Croydon Symphony Orchestra
in 1992.
