Stephen Threlfall’s current role as Director of Music at Chetham’s School of Music, the UK’s leading music school, is a happy culmination of many years’ experience in the professional music world. An alumnus of the Royal Northern College of Music, Stephen’s career took him first to the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, where he was Sub-Principal Cello, before becoming Director of Music at Benenden School. At the same time, his reputation as a conductor and educator was growing rapidly.