Kevin Field
BIOGRAPHY
“Crafts a musical landscape with every gesture”
As conductor, Kevin has directed the BBC Symphony and Australia Chamber Orchestra together with the Malaysian Philharmonic; the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, RTE Concert Orchestra, Opera North (UK) the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and the West Australian, Melbourne and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras.
PROJECTS

Portraits in Absentia – Jocelyn Pook
A reimagining of Kevin’s commission from Jocelyn in 2002 which won an MTV Malaysia Award. This time five videographers create new images to this wonderfully evocative score.
2026

The Daughters – Opera in 4 Scenes
From the book of Paul Loosley, Kevin’s fourth stage work is a one-hour music theatre work which pronounces imagined relationships between King Lear and his three daughters. Scored for an ensemble of five singers and 13 instrumentalists.
2025

West Side Story
A fourth biennial international collaboration hosted at Bentley Music Academy in a semi-staged production side-by-side with Orkestra Radio Televysen Malaysia.
2024

KL City Opera
In 2023, Kevin made his debut with KLCO in Donizetti’s, ‘L’elisir d’amore’ to critical acclaim.
2023

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Anne Cawrse
“Great conductor – everyone nailed it!” A release on Spotify of the beautifully sublime, ‘MUSAIC’ by Australian composer, Anne Cawrse.
2023

Tutan Festival Orchestra
A new orchestra from a new time, Kevin commissioned and premiered Tai Yun Ming’s orchestral version of ‘The Seventh Sea Princess’ as part of TFO’s debut season with Dr Poom Prommachart as piano soloist.
2023

Evita
The third biennial collaboration with Central Queensland Conservatorium in Malaysia at Bentley Music Academy with Jason Langley as director.
2022
Testimonials
Kevin is not only an extremely knowledgeable and experienced musician in this domain, he is also possesses genuine understanding of the value of teamwork, partnership and an undeniable willingness and ability to lead and take responsibility for his own work.
I warmly commend him for consideration for any artistic appointment that encompasses one or more of these areas of work in which he has repeatedly excelled through his work in the UK, Asia and Australia as well as through his appointment over the last few years in Kuala Lumpur.
Not only does he bring the highest level of professionalism to his work, regardless of genre, he is a generous and engaging colleague to those working alongside him.
Kevin crafts a musical landscape with every gesture
Malaysia needs more conductors like Kevin who are professional and passionate about contemporary music!
EVENTS

TUTAN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
A Broadway Spectacular.
PJ Performing Arts Centre
20 & 21 July
2024

WEST SIDE STORY – AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
The 4th in a series of biennial music theatre productions.
PJ Performing Arts Centre
25 / 11 – 15 / 12
2024

BMA ANIME CONCERT
Bentley Auditorium
30 November
2024

SYMPHONIC ROCK
Tutan Festival Orchestra.
PJ Performing Arts Centre