Hugh Rowlands is an organist, pianist, and conductor currently based in London. He joins New College in September, having been Assistant Master of Music at the Chapels Royal, HM Tower of London, and Acting Director of Music at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University.

 

As a soloist, he has given recitals at major venues in the UK, including Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, and the St Albans International Organ Festival. Hugh has worked with a broad range of  leading groups and performers, appearing across the UK and Europe, including at Wigmore Hall, the Barbican Centre, and the Paris Philharmonie. Recent engagements include collaborations with the English Chamber Orchestra, Alamire, London Choral Sinfonia, the London Contemporary Orchestra, and Icelandic duo, Jònsi and Alex. He has recorded on the SOMM and Albion labels, and performed on BBC Radio 3. In 2024, he made his first solo recording of the Klais organ at Haileybury. A regular member of the James McVinnie ensemble, he has performed at the Barbican Centre, Saffron Hall, Bold Tendencies, and the Southbank Centre. 

 

Hugh is a graduate of the University of Cambridge, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists. He has held organ scholarships at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, King’s Voices, King’s College, and the Royal Hospital Chelsea. From 2021–2024, he was Deputy Director of Music at Haileybury College.