In 1986 Adrian Leaper began his conducting career when he was appointed assistant conductor to the Hallé Orchestra, and in 1994 became Director Titular of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, an orchestra with which he still maintains a close relationship through guest conducting engagements. He has also had considerable success as a guest conductor throughout Europe, having conducted all four of the major international London orchestras, as well as the Moscow Symphony, Vienna Symphony and Prague Symphony Orchestras and a number of the leading Radio Symphony orchestras across Europe. In September 2001 Adrian Leaper was appointed Director Titular of the RTVE Symphony Orchestra in Madrid. Recording has played an important part in his career and his discography now comprises some hundred discs, including releases for Naxos and Marco Polo, ranging from standard to rarer repertoire.
For Naxos, Adrian Leaper has produced an impressive range of critically acclaimed recordings: these include sets of symphonies by Nielsen and Tchaikowsky, concertos by Elgar and Sibelius and orchestral pieces by Kodaly and Khachaturian.
For Marco Polo, Adrian Leaper has so far recorded eight volumes in the British Light Music series together with orchestral works by other British composers such as Frederic Cowen, Granville Bantock, Bernard Stevens, Joseph Holbrooke and Havergal Brian. He has also produced albums of Chinese music.
