musical director & conductor
About
“The orchestra, under the musical direction of Luke Holman, sound phenomenal.”
Luke trained at the Royal Northern College of Music as a clarinettist, studying piano and conducting alongside, then at Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm and at the Royal Academy of Music, where he took an MA in Musical Direction and Coaching and was awarded the DipRAM.
He has worked on musicals in the West End and on UK and international tours, and has conducted at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and Wermland Opera in Sweden. Recent shows include Top Hat, Les Misérables, Sister Act, Disney’s The Lion King and Crazy For You. He can be heard on the 2024 Sister Act West End cast recording (opens in a new tab), and as a clarinettist on Latin Winds (opens in a new tab) and Old American Dances (opens in a new tab)
(Chandos).
Photographs: Danny With A Camera, Graham Michael, Dave Lindsay, Robling Pix & Mina Middleton
Credits
“Luke Holman’s musical direction is especially impressive… With an orchestra of only twelve musicians, he manages here to infuse all the vitality and exuberance one could hope for.
I honestly thought there were many more of them.”
“In the pit, Luke Holman’s musical direction stands out for its precision and its sense of theatre.”
En döing på drömsemester Associate Conductor Wermland Opera, Karlstad · 2026(opens in a new tab)
Top Hat Musical Director UK tour, Southbank Centre and Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris · 2025–26(opens in a new tab)
Here Comes J. Edgar! Musical Director King’s Head Theatre · 2026(opens in a new tab)
Top Hat Assistant Musical Director Chichester Festival Theatre · 2025(opens in a new tab)
Les Misérables Assistant Musical Director World Arena Tour · 2024–25(opens in a new tab)
Sister Act Assistant Musical Director Dominion Theatre, West End · 2024(opens in a new tab)
Oliver! Musical Director Leeds Playhouse · 2023–24(opens in a new tab)
Crazy For You Cover Conductor Gillian Lynne Theatre, West End · 2023(opens in a new tab)
Disney’s The Lion King Associate Musical Director UK tour · 2022–23(opens in a new tab)
Crazy For You Assistant Musical Director Chichester Festival Theatre · 2022(opens in a new tab)
The Band’s Visit Keys 2 / Cover Conductor Donmar Warehouse · 2022(opens in a new tab)
Girl From The North Country Cover Conductor UK tour · 2022(opens in a new tab)
Disney’s Bedknobs & Broomsticks Associate Musical Director UK tour · 2021–22(opens in a new tab)
Preludes in Concert Keys 2 Southwark Playhouse · 2021(opens in a new tab)
Beautiful Assistant Musical Director UK tour · 2019–20(opens in a new tab)
Dear Evan Hansen Music Assistant Noël Coward Theatre · 2019(opens in a new tab)