Guy Noble Explained

Guy Noble is an Australian musical composer, conductor, pianist and broadcaster.[1]

Noble studied piano in the early 1980s at the Sydney Conservatorium. On a scholarship from the Australia Council he travelled to London where he worked for four years, including a stint as presenter on BBC Radio 3.[2] In 1984, he was pianist in the Sydney Youth Orchestra and from 1984 to 1986 in the Australian Youth Orchestra.[3] Noble was the inaugural recipient of the Brian Stacey Memorial Trust Award for emerging Australian conductors in 1998; the trust, in collaboration with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, financed the composition and recording of Noble's Flute Concerto,[4] written for Jane Rutter.

In 2022 he was appointed as the conductor and host of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.[5]

Prior to that he conducted the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide,[6] [7] [8] West Australian,[9] Tasmanian, Queensland and Canberra symphony orchestras, the Auckland Philharmonia, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic[10] and Malaysian Philharmonic orchestras.[11] [12]

Noble has also conducted and presented concerts with performers including The Beach Boys, Yvonne Kenny, David Hobson, Ben Folds, Dianne Reeves, Randy Newman, Teddy Tahu Rhodes[13] and Clive James.[14]

He is the former host of the ABC Classic FM radio breakfast program.[15] [16] [17]

He writes a regular column in Limelight magazine.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ‘Love List: Great Opera Hits’ by Guy Noble . 2022-04-18 . Sydney Opera House.
  2. https://radioinfo.com.au/news/guy-noble-replaces-lawrence-abc-local-radio/ "Guy Noble replaces Lawrence on ABC Local Radio"
  3. https://neutrinodata.s3.amazonaws.com/ayo/userfiles/Australian%20Youth%20Orchestra%20Lists%201980s.pdf "Australian Youth Orchestra – concert programs 1980–1989"
  4. https://staceytrust.wordpress.com/award-recipient-1998/ "Award Recipient 1998: Guy Noble"
  5. Web site: Guy Noble . 2022-04-18 . Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
  6. News: Burdon . Peter . 20 May 2021 . Review: Animals – Adelaide Symphony Orchestra . The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. Newsbank.
  7. News: 21 November 2021 . On with the show for fabulous FOFO . 4 . The Sunday Mail . Newsbank.
  8. News: Whittington . Stephen . 15 May 2015 . Adelaide Symphony Orchestra with conductor Guy Noble brings classics to the masses . The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia.
  9. Web site: Yeoman . William . 11 November 2016 . Opera! The Opera brings together world's greatest operatic music . 2022-04-19 . The West Australian.
  10. Web site: Guy Noble HK Phil . 2022-04-18 . www.hkphil.org.
  11. Web site: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra . 2022-04-18 . Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
  12. Web site: Guy Noble . 19 April 2022 . Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.
  13. Web site: 2021-11-18 . Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Guy Noble Enchant the Opera . 2022-04-19 . Radio Adelaide.
  14. Web site: Guy Noble . 2022-04-18 . Music Australia.
  15. Web site: The Guy Noble Radio Show . ABC Radio Classic FM.
  16. News: 28 November 2001 . Classic presenter's last call . 22 . The Mercury. Hobart, Australia. Newsbank.
  17. News: Humphries . Glen . 18 May 2002 . Insight – Guy Noble . 7 . Illawarra Mercury. Wollongong, Australia. Newsbank.
  18. Web site: Guy Noble Archives . 2022-04-18 . Limelight.

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