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. 

14 / 06

2027

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. 

14 / 06

2027

ACROSS KINGDOMS & GALAXIES

From epic kingdoms to distant galaxies, the soundtracks that shaped our favourite worlds come alive on stage in Across Galaxies & Kingdoms — the ultimate sci-fi & fantasy concert experience, performed live by a full orchestra under the baton of Kevin Field. 

July

2026

TFO MASTERWORKS SERIES 

From sweeping symphonies to a world premiere inspired by nature’s pulse, this is music that lingers long after the final note.  Join the Tutan Festival Orchestra – Masterworks Series for a spectacular night at the iconic Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP), KLCC.

June

2026

BEYOND BROADWAY – ACT 2 

𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘄𝗮𝘆 & 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗜 returns with an all-new concert programme celebrating iconic songs from Broadway and beyond, performed by full orchestra and voices. This edition features 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 as guest star, alongside the 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 and 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, under the direction of 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱. 

April

2026

AN EVENING OF DANCE MUSIC

Every piece in this programme shares one powerful thread: movement.
From tango to Broadway to folk traditions, dance has shaped some of the most iconic works in classical music.

March

2026

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.

14 / 06

2024

2024

Tutan Festival Orchestra

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2014

Co-Founded The Culture Exchange

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2012

Principal Bentley Music Academy

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1999

Appointed Associate Conductor of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra

Kevin held this position for 15 years during which time he founded the MPO Youth Orchestra, MPO Forum for Malaysian Composers and the MPO International Composers Award, performed over 180 works by living composers and collaborated with …

1993

Founded ‘Kokoro’ – the new music ensemble of Bournemouth Orchestras

Performed at Cheltenham International Music Festival, The Stables, The Anvil, Turner Sims, Colston Hall, The Lighthouse, Dartington College of Arts in collaboration with Jonathan Carney, Peter Donohoe, and Julie Moffat with commissions from Keith Tippet and Colin Riley.

1991

Leonard Bernstein Memorial Concert – Royal Academy of Music

Following on from a final year, all Shostakovich concert, in aid of Multiple Sclerosis UK, that earned him 1st class honors, Kevin received an invitation from the student cohort to present this special tribute to Bernstein.

Testimonials

EVENTS

Broadway & Beyond Act II

A musical journey through stage and screen. 
STAGE 1 THEATRE, PJPAC, 1 UTAMA E

25 & 26 April

2026

TFO Masterworks Series

Featuring Rachmaninov, Sibelius, NG Chong Lim.
DEWAN FILHARMONIK, PETRONAS, KLCC

2 June

2026

Across Galaxies & Kingdoms

Featuring music from Jurassic Park, Lord of The Rings, Avatar and more.
STAGE 1 THEATRE, PJPAC, 1 UTAMA E

11 & 12 July

2026