Our Conductor
&
Orchestra Leader
Our Musical Director and Leader
Our conductor is highly qualified and a motivated professional, who is an expert in his field. With many years of experience, he has the expertise to provide comprehensive and first-rate direction to our orchestra.
Marco Giudici
PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR
Born in Italy, Marco, a professional Clarinettist, performed with OSN RAI (Italian National Symphony Orchestra). As a freelance musician, Marco has performed with a number of orchestras including, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Welsh Chamber Orchestra and the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.
Since 1998 Marco has taught clarinet and saxophone in a variety of independent schools and is deputy clarinet tutor at the Junior Royal Northern College of Music.
His conducting career began in 2018, having studied at the London Conducting Academy and with renowned International conductor Eduardo Portal.
Alongside his teaching, Marco conducts the Salford Symphony Orchestra and the Ambleside and District Choral Society.
Preston Symphony Orchestra welcomes Marco as our Principal Conductor and with his friendly personality and vast musical experience we look forward to his musical direction as he works with the orchestra.
Beverley Mizon
ORCHESTRA LEADER
Having achieved a scholarship to study at Manchester University with the Lindsay String Quartet and then continuing her violin studies at the Royal Northern College of Music with Lydia Mordkovich, Beverley has had a very successful career in Music Education.
Alongside her teaching career, Beverley just loves performing. She regularly performs with a number of orchestras throughout the North West. She leads the Occento Orchestra and also enjoys chamber music, having played in a number of quartets and trios over the years and is a founder member of the Camille Piano Trio.
Beverley joined Preston Symphony Orchestra at the beginning of our journey and as well as being a member of the steering committee has been invited to be our Orchestra Leader.
We look forward to our performances together.