Conductor Ben Gernon attracted major attention at a young age, becoming principal guest conductor of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in 2017. He was one of the youngest people ever to have attained a top position with any British orchestra. Gernon was a Dudamel Fellow in 2013-2014, which entailed a conducting appearance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. In 2016, he made his recording debut, leading the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in an album of works by Peter Maxwell Davies. Gernon's duties with the BBC Philharmonic included conducting a concert with pianist Richard Goode. In 2023, he was heard on the multi-conductor album Luke Bedford: In the Voices of the Living.