Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale is an orchestra based in San Francisco, which is dedicated to historically informed performance of Baroque, Classical and early Romantic music on original instruments. It was founded in 1981 by harpsichordist, teacher, and early music pioneer Laurette Goldberg (1932-2005). The ensemble added the Philharmonia Chorale in 1995. Its current Music Director is Nicholas McGegan, who has held that position since 1985.

Philharmonia performs a six-concert subscription season in three cities in the San Francisco Bay Area -- San Francisco, Berkeley, and Atherton/Palo Alto—and is regularly heard on tour in United States and internationally.

Long been hailed as “one of the finest baroque conductors of his generation” (The Independent) and “an expert in 18th-century style” (The New Yorker), Nicholas McGegan is recognized for his probing and revelatory explorations of music of all periods. In 2016 he begins his 31st year as music director of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale and continues as Principal Guest Conductor of the Pasadena Symphony and Artist in Association with Australia’s Adelaide Symphony.

McGegan’s itinerary includes regular engagements with major orchestras including the New York, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong Philharmonics; the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Toronto and Sydney Symphonies; the Cleveland and the Philadelphia Orchestras; and the Northern Sinfonia and Scottish Chamber Orchestra where his programs mingle Baroque with later works. Active in opera as well as the concert hall, McGegan was principal conductor of Sweden’s famed Drottningholm Theatre from 1993 to 1996, as well as Artistic Director of the International Handel Festival Göttingen for 20 years (1991 to 2011). He is also a frequent guest conductor at Covent Garden, San Francisco, Santa Fe and Washington opera companies. McGegan conducts four concert sets for PBO each season.

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