# Russell Keable
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{{short description|British composer and conductor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Russell Keable
| birth_place = [England](/source/England)
| occupation = [composer](/source/composer) and [conductor](/source/Conductor_(music))
| employer = [Kensington Symphony Orchestra](/source/Kensington_Symphony_Orchestra)
}}
'''Russell Keable''' is a British educator, composer and conductor. Keable studied conducting at the [Royal College of Music](/source/Royal_College_of_Music) with [Norman Del Mar](/source/Norman_Del_Mar) and later with [George Hurst](/source/George_Hurst_(conductor)). Since 1983, he has been the principal conductor of London's [Kensington Symphony Orchestra](/source/Kensington_Symphony_Orchestra),[{{cite web |url=https://kso.org.uk/conductor/ |title=Our conductor |last= |first= |date= |website=kso.org.uk |publisher=[Kensington Symphony Orchestra](/source/Kensington_Symphony_Orchestra) |access-date=2023-01-17 |quote= }}] and since 2006, the principal conductor of the University of Surrey's University Symphony Orchestra and Choir.[{{cite web |url=https://www.surrey.ac.uk/department-music-media/music-ensembles |title=Music ensembles |last= |first= |date= |website=surrey.ac.uk |publisher=[University of Surrey](/source/University_of_Surrey) |access-date=2017-10-10 |quote= }}] Since 2006, Keable has taught conducting at the [University of Surrey](/source/University_of_Surrey).[{{cite web |url=https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/russell-keable |title=Russell Keable |last= |first= |date= |website=surrey.ac.uk |publisher=[University of Surrey](/source/University_of_Surrey) |accessdate=2020-10-13 |quote= }}]
Keable is a champion of rarely heard 20th Century works. A supporter of music of [Erich Korngold](/source/Erich_Wolfgang_Korngold), he gave the British premiere of ''[Die tote Stadt](/source/Die_tote_Stadt)'' in a concert performance. His research in LA led to the first live performance of Korngold's film score ''[The Sea Hawk](/source/The_Sea_Hawk_(1940_film))''. He is a noted advocate for British composers. With the Kensington Symphony Orchestra, he has led first performances of works by many British composers, including [Peter Maxwell Davies](/source/Peter_Maxwell_Davies), [John Woolrich](/source/John_Woolrich), [Robin Holloway](/source/Robin_Holloway), [David Matthews](/source/David_Matthews_(composer)) and [John McCabe](/source/John_McCabe_(composer)). He has also made recordings of several works by [Robert Simpson](/source/Robert_Simpson_(composer)).[{{cite web |url=https://robertsimpson.org.uk/works/discography-with-reviews/ |title=Discography of Simpson's works with reviews |website=robertsimpson.org.uk |accessdate=2020-10-13 |publisher=[Robert Simpson Society](/source/Robert_Simpson_Society)}}] His 2004 performance of the premiere of [Errollyn Wallen](/source/Errollyn_Wallen)'s ''Spirit Symphony'' won the [Ivors Composer Award](/source/Ivors_Composer_Awards) in the BBC Radio 3 Listeners' category in 2005.[{{cite web |url=https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors-composer-awards/archive/?ay=2005-2 |title=The Ivors Composer Awards 2005 |last= |first= |date= |website=ivorsacademy.com |publisher=[The Ivors Academy](/source/The_Ivors_Academy) |accessdate=2020-10-13 |quote= }}]
Keable has written works for many British ensembles. His opera, ''Burning Waters'', was commissioned by the Buxton Festival and premiered in 2000.