ABOUT ALLAN R. SCOTT
"Maestro Scott is as intoxicating as you could wish and has that all-too-rare feeling of risk-taking spontaneity.”
-New Zealand National Radio
Currently in his twentieth season as Music Director of the Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale, Maestro Allan R. Scott is one of the most dynamic figures in symphonic music and opera. He is widely recognized for his outstanding musicianship, versatility, and ability to elicit top-notch performances from musicians. SYMPHONY Magazine praised Maestro Scott for his “large orchestra view,” noting that “under Scott’s leadership the quality of the orchestra’s playing has skyrocketed.”
Maestro Scott has also become closely associated with the works of Gustav Mahler. He has conducted all of Mahler’s symphonies nationally and internationally with companies such as The National Orchestra of Romania and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra of New Zealand. New Zealand National Radio noted “A concert with Maestro Scott is as intoxicating as you could wish..., and has an all-too-rare feeling of risk-taking spontaneity.”
In addition to making his debut with Marble City Opera this Season, Maestro Scott has appeared with such companies as The Tanglewood Music Center, Royal Opera of Netherlands, Portland Opera, Fairfax Opera Company, Kent Opera, The Bucharest National Opera, The National Radio Orchestra of Romania in Bucharest, New Zealand’s Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Firelands Symphony in Cleveland, Pottstown Symphony (PA), Orchestra Society of Philadelphia, New Artists Philharmonic (CO), and Fairfax Symphony.
Dividing his time between residences in Helena, Montana and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia native also begins his twenty-second season as Music Director of Pennsylvania’s Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony in addition to serving as the Principal Conductor of the Wilmington Ballet Company in Delaware for over decade.

Having studied piano since the age of five and his conducting studies at the age of fifteen, Maestro Scott developed his artistry under the guidance of some of the most prolific conductors of our time including Seiji Ozawa, and Charles Dutoit. He further refined his craft with Luis Biava, Zdenék Macal, Sir David Willcocks, and Jorge Mester at renowned institutions, among them the Tanglewood Music Center, California Conducting Institute, The Keene Music Festival, Ogontz Music Festival, and the Conducting Institute of South Carolina.
Artist courtesy of Athlone Artists.
Schedule
2025-2026
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St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Helena, Montana
Mozart by Candlelight
Helena Symphony Orchestra
Calvary Performance Center
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
All Seeing Sky
Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana
Pianist Roman Rabinovich, Prokofiev, & Dvořák
Helena Symphony Orchestra
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana
Behold the Sea
Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana
Annual Youth Concert
Helena Symphony Orchestra
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana
Beethoven’s Emperor & Pictures at an Exhibition
Helena Symphony Orchestra
Calvary Performance Center
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
The Firebird & Harry Potter
Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra
Broadwater Park
Helena, Montana
Masquerade!
Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
Carroll College
Helena, Montana
Symphony Under the Stars
Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana
Fabian Ziegler, Strauss, Schwantner, & Respighi
Helena Symphony Orchestra
Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Orlando, Florida
Puccini’s La Bohème
Opera Orlando
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
Opera Orlando Chorus & Youth Chorus
Calvary Performance Center
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Mother Goose & Mahler’s Symphony No. 4
Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana
Clara Schumann & Brahms
Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
Calvary Performance Center
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Schubert, Mozart & Prague
Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Helena, Montana
Exsultate Jubilate & Pulcinella
Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
Cathedral of Saint Helena
Helena, Montana
Christmas at the Cathedral
Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
Playhouse on Rodney Square
Wilmington, Delaware
The Nutcracker
Wilmington Ballet Orchestra
Wilmington Ballet Company
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana
Amoroso & Tchaikovsky
Helena Symphony Orchestra
Calvary Performance Center
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Emperor & Romeo & Juliet
Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana
Chichester Psalms & Eroica
Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana
Harp Concerto & The Planets
Helena Symphony Orchestra
Women of the Helena Symphony Chorale
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana
The Barber of Seville
Helena Symphony Orchestra
Men of the Helena Symphony Chorale
Calvary Performance Center
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Marinescu, Paino & Copland
Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra
Media
Excerpts Compilation
BIZET — Symphony in C
JOHN WILLIAMS - Hymn to the Fallen
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 9
MAHLER - Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - Symphony No. 5
MOZART - Symphony No. 29
STRAVINSKY
Rite of Spring (Le Sacred du Printemps)
ELGAR
Cello Concerto
SCHUMANN
Overture, Scherzo, & Finale
TCHAIKOVSKY
Romeo & Juliet Overture - Fantasy (rehearsal clip)
BIZET
Carmen