Benjamin Bayl’s skill and flair in conducting period instrument ensembles,modern orchestras and opera houses has led to collaborations with and support from many notable figures, not least Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Iván Fischer, Ivor Bolton, Harry Bicket, Paul McCreesh and Richard Hickox, to name a few.Following the success of his recent performances with Symfoniorkester Norrlandsoperan (Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Handel’s Messiah), Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias, Aalborg Symfoniorkester and The Hanover Band, all have invited him to return for appearances in the 2011/2012 season. Other season highlights include his debut with Opéra National de Lorraine in concert, and invitations to the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra, Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester and Gävle Symfoniorkester.