John Butt is the musical director of the Dunedin Consort and a Principal Artist with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Former Gardiner Professor of Music at the University of Glasgow, he now continues as Honorary Professorial Research Fellow. His career began as organ scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, followed by academic and performing posts including the University of California, Berkeley. A leading authority on seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music, he is the author of five influential monographs on Bach, the Baroque and historical performance practice, with recent research exploring music and modernity, listening cultures, and music and film. With Dunedin Consort, he has received major awards for Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem and Bach’s vocal and orchestral masterpieces, alongside appearances at the BBC Proms, the Edinburgh International Festival, and tours across Europe and the Americas. His distinctions include the Dent Medal, the Bach Prize, and appointments as OBE, FBA and FRSE.
