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Kenneth Woods is an American conductor, cellist, author, blogger, and composer. He has become prominent as a conductor, performing with the
National Symphony Orchestra, the
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the
Royal Philharmonic, the
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the
Budapest Festival Orchestra, the
Royal Northern Sinfonia, and the
English Chamber Orchestra.
Woods was named as principal guest conductor of the
Orchestra of the Swan in 2010, and with this group he recorded the first complete set of the symphonies of
Hans Gál. In 2013,
Woods became artistic director and principal conductor of the
English Symphony Orchestra, and in 2015 he was made the second artistic director of the Colorado MahlerFest, which received the gold medal of the International Gustav Mahler Society. As a chamber musician,
Woods has performed in the string trio
Ensemble Epomeo, and appeared in concert with soloists from major orchestras. He has recorded for Avie, Somm, Toccata Classics, and Nimbus, among other labels.