Jonathan Tilbrook is an exciting and versatile conductor whose career has included performances at major venues throughout the UK as well as in East and West Europe, Scandinavia, New Zealand and the Far East. Recent seasons have included appearances at the Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb (Tchaikovsky 'Nutcracker'); Symphony Hall, Birmingham (with the Birmingham Philharmonic); a highly successful Barbican Hall début with the English Chamber Orchestra (which was followed by a further invitation to conduct the orchestra at the Bromsgrove Festival); Handel's 'Xerxes' (British Youth Opera) at the Queen Elizabeth Hall; critically acclaimed performances of Bach's St. Matthew Passion and St. John Passion in France with Florilegium; Walton's 'Façade' at the Albert Hall, Nottingham with Lady Susanna Walton and musicians from Sinfonia Viva; appearances with the contemporary music ensemble One Voice in Edinburgh; and a performance of Machaut’s Messe de Nostre Dame and Tarik O’Regan’s 'Scattered Rhymes' with the Orlando Consort.

Early achievements included his nomination as a prizewinner of the conducting masterclasses and competition in Zlín, Czech Republic, resulting in his appointment as Assistant Conductor with the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic, and invitations to guest-conduct the Janáček Philharmonic and Košice State Philharmonic orchestras. He has since worked with a wide range of ensembles including the Martinů Philharmonic, Moravian Philharmonic, Olomouc and Kroměříž chamber orchestras (Czech Republic); Košice State Philharmonic (Slovak Republic); Hong Kong Sinfonietta; East of England Orchestra (Sinfonia Viva); contemporary music groups Gemini, One Voice, and Mephisto Ensemble, and the early music ensemble Florilegium. In 2004 he conducted a Beethoven programme for the Dartington International Summer School and his since appeared there regularly, most recently preparing a performance of Haydn's 'The Creation' for Sir Charles Mackerras. He has conducted the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Nash Ensemble at the Orkney Conductors' Masterclass, and has also been invited to work as an assistant conductor with Welsh National Opera.

Opera productions have included Don Pasquale; Die Fledermaus; La Bohčme; Carmen; Madama Butterfly; Cavelleria Rusticana; I Pagliacci; Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni and L'Incoronazione di Poppea, many of these in performances at major UK festivals including Brighton, Cheltenham, King's Lynn and Holland Park.

Jonathan presently holds the position of Head of Postgraduate Programmes and Head of Performance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London, where he works regularly with the college’s ensembles and is a member of the conducting staff. He is also the Sir Charles Mackerras Conducting Fellow at Nottingham University where he has conducted a wide range of nineteenth and twentieth century repertoire including Britten's War Requiem, Janáček's Glagolitic Mass and Verdi's Requiem in major projects involving the Royal Philharmonic and East of England orchestras.