Ben Palmer 🇪🇺

Still processing a truly extraordinary day yesterday, my debut performances at @bbcproms. Hugest thanks to the astonishing @BBCSSO, to @HansZimmer @IainFarrington @AURORAmusic @Nina_Bennet @ChrisGPackham & @MeganMcCubbin, and everyone who came. My heart is pretty full right now.

I’m thrilled to be stepping into the role of Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers 🎶 Taking over from Sofi Jeannin in autumn 2026 is an honour. She’s done such inspiring work with the group since 2018, and I’m grateful to follow in her footsteps. owainpark.co.uk/bbc-singers-ch…

We’re hiring for a Music Programmer at Classic FM! Do you have a deep love for classical music? Are you excited by the idea of curating music that reaches millions every week? Apply now ⬇️🎵 careers.global.com/jobs/R0008598?…

So sorry to hear that Roger Norrington has died. Happy memories of wonderful projects with @theoae. A real pioneer. I will never forget the impact of those Beethoven symphony recordings.

Confession - I actually didn’t really *get* Brahms until one night in the recently built Sage Gateshead I heard Roger Norrington tear through the First Symphony with the Northern Sinfonia. It isn’t really an exaggeration to say it changed my life.

"Music should be fun", Sir Roger Norrington once said, "it should entertain – and never, ever, be pompous." Farewell to a fearless conductor with a singular and always thrilling approach to music, from every era. Sir Roger Norrington, who was a leading figure in the…

Heartbroken to hear Roger Norrington, my great hero, mentor, friend, and supporter has died at the age of 91. I’ll miss him dreadfully. Pictured here, many years ago, enjoying reindeer for lunch after rehearsals in Helsinki.

President Macron speaking at Guildhall, "The European Union was stronger with the UK, and the UK was stronger with the European Union" "We want to write our future and not be the story written by another continent.. The only way to chose our future is to do it together"

President Macron, "As the channel tunnel is celebrating it's 30th anniversary this year let's make a wish here today" "Let's not allow the channel to grow wider" "There are 300,00 French people living in the UK and 150,000 British people living in France" "There is a risk our…

BACK TO THE FUTURE was released 40 years ago today. One of the most beloved movies of the 1980s, and the film that made Michael J. Fox a movie star, the behind the scenes story is pretty heavy… 1/45

Happy Brexit referendum anniversary day. It weakened the economy. Reduced investment. Tanked the pound. Damaged the City. Increased red tape. Increased immigration. Decreased the rights of the young. Staffed billions wasted. But hey - Johnson has PM on his CV and his partner in…

Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape… (VO by @gavinesler. Parts 2 & 3 below👇)

JAWS was released 50 years ago today. Regarded the first summer blockbuster and a landmark of Hollywood, the making of story is so crazy it begs the question of how it was ever made… 1/47

It’s been a wild joyride conducting @Lornebalfe’s incredible score for Top Gun: Maverick all over the world this season, and it was a thrill to do my 15th & 16th shows at @RoyalAlbertHall with the mighty @royalphilorch Concert Orch, with End Credits turbocharged by @annalapwood.

On sale now! Join us at All Things Orchestral in London's iconic Hyde Park on Thursday 10 July to witness the world-famous Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra play some of the world’s greatest orchestral music live on The Great Oak Stage, conducted by @conductorben 🎶 The…

All Things Orchestral is back at @bstopenhouse this summer as part of @BSTHydePark 2025 ✨ Witness the world-famous Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra live in London's Hyde Park, conducted by @conductorben, and hosted by @KlassMyleene 🎶

You deserve better than the last government's deal. It wasn’t working for anyone.    Here’s 10 ways today’s deal with the EU will benefit Britain ⬇️

Charlie Chaplin was #botd in 1889 🎉 One of the highlights of the Royal College of Music Spring Term was our pair of Chamber Festival centenary screenings of Chaplin’s The Gold Rush, accompanied by an ensemble of RCM students under the expert direction of @conductorben.

We ❤️ these photos snapped by Suzanne Wheatley at last week’s @LDNSoundtrack screening of @ChaplinOfficial’s MODERN TIMES, introduced by Spencer Chaplin, LSF Artistic Director @tommyrpearson and our own @conductorben. Thanks to everyone who came along!

What a week! It was a joy to spend time at the first @LDNSoundtrack Festival. Meeting David Cronenberg was one of so many highlights. Thanks and 👏🙌@tommyrpearson , Team LSF, Dave & Julie @conductorben @jonburlingame and all of the orchestras and participants. Roll on #LSF26 🥂

A really splendid evening at the London Soundtrack Festival Gala concert at Royal Festival Hall in tribute to Howard Shore - with an award presented by David Cronenberg and introduced by Sir Ian McKellen! @LDNSoundtrack