Allan R. Scott

Conductor

Simply put, he is not to be missed!
-Chestnut Hill Local
...splendidly realizes the awesome spiritual power of a score.
-Main Line Times
...charismatic energy on and off the podium.
-Independent Record

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.

allan r scott conductor

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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25–26 January 2025
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Helena, Montana

Mozart by Candlelight

Helena Symphony Orchestra
8 February 2025
Calvary Performance Center
Lansdale, Pennsylvania

All Seeing Sky

Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra
22 February 2025
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana

Pianist Roman Rabinovich, Prokofiev, & Dvořák

Helena Symphony Orchestra
22 March 2025
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana

Behold the Sea

Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
16 April 2025
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana

Annual Youth Concert

Helena Symphony Orchestra
3 May 2025
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana

Beethoven’s Emperor & Pictures at an Exhibition

Helena Symphony Orchestra
10 May 2025
Calvary Performance Center
Lansdale, Pennsylvania

The Firebird & Harry Potter

Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra
21 June 2025
Broadwater Park
Helena, Montana

Masquerade!

Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
19 July 2025
Carroll College
Helena, Montana

Symphony Under the Stars

Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
13 September 2025
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana

Fabian Ziegler, Strauss, Schwantner, & Respighi

Helena Symphony Orchestra
3 & 5 October 2025
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
11 October 2025
Calvary Performance Center
Lansdale, Pennsylvania

Mother Goose & Mahler’s Symphony No. 4

Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra
25 October 2025
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana

Clara Schumann & Brahms

Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
8 November 2025
Calvary Performance Center
Lansdale, Pennsylvania

Schubert, Mozart & Prague

Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra
14–15 November 2025
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Helena, Montana

Exsultate Jubilate & Pulcinella

Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
1 December 2025
Cathedral of Saint Helena
Helena, Montana

Christmas at the Cathedral

Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
12–14 December 2025
Playhouse on Rodney Square
Wilmington, Delaware

The Nutcracker

Wilmington Ballet Orchestra
Wilmington Ballet Company
24 January 2026
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana

Amoroso & Tchaikovsky

Helena Symphony Orchestra
7 February 2026
Calvary Performance Center
Lansdale, Pennsylvania

Emperor & Romeo & Juliet

Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra
21 February 2026
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana

Chichester Psalms & Eroica

Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
21 March 2026
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana

Harp Concerto & The Planets

Helena Symphony Orchestra
Women of the Helena Symphony Chorale
9–10 May 2026
Helena Civic Center
Helena, Montana

The Barber of Seville

Helena Symphony Orchestra
Men of the Helena Symphony Chorale
16 May 2026
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

ELGAR

Cello Concerto

SCHUMANN

Overture, Scherzo, & Finale

TCHAIKOVSKY

Romeo & Juliet Overture - Fantasy (rehearsal clip)

Press