 Douglas Bostock was born in England
in 1955. One of the outstanding British conductors of his generation, he
is a former pupil of Sir Adrian Boult in London and Francis Travis in Freiburg.
Bostock's rich experience includes appointments in Germany as Musikdirektor
in Konstanz (1979--93) and regular guest conductor of the Southwest German
Philharmonic (1980--90); numerous guest appearances with prominent orchestras
in Europe, the United States, and Japan; and, in 1996--99, tours in Japan
with the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra. In 1991 he was appointed Principal
Conductor and Music Director of the Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) Symphony Orchestra,
until 1998, and Honorary Guest Conductor of the Chamber Philharmonic of
Bohemia, both in the Czech Republic. He still holds the latter position.
He also has been Permanent Guest Conductor of the Munich Symphony Orchestra
in Germany since 1998.
Bostock is particularly noted for his interpretation of Czech music and
the works of twentieth-century French and British composers, but his rich
repertoire covers an extraordinary range of genres and styles. Numerous
CD recordings document his versatile artistic personality.
While Musikdirektor in Konstanz he worked actively with symphonic wind
orchestras. His broad knowledge of this repertoire includes many first performances:
Gordon Jacob's last major composition, Concerto for Timpani and Band,
was written at Bostock's request. He has premiered many Japanese compositions
in Europe with the Ulm Symphonic Wind Orchestra in Germany.
Bostock has been appointed Principal Conductor of the Tokyo Wind Orchestra
(TKWO) from January 1, 2000, as successor to Frederick Fennell. Bostock now serves as Principal Guest Conductor of TKWO and he first conducted the orchestra in
1996 and has appeared with them as a guest conductor regularly ever since
in concerts throughout Japan. Although his background and much of his professional
experience is with the full symphony orchestra, he has also wide practical
knowledge of the wind orchestra field. Bostock continues to work with other
orchestras in Japan and maintains strong links with the Conducting Department
of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in Tokyo.
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