Edwin Outwater

Edwin Maurice Outwater (born 12 April 1971) is an American conductor.

Biography Outwater is a graduate of Harvard University, graduating cum laude in 1993 with a degree in English literature. While at Harvard, he was music director of the Bach Society Orchestra and wrote the music for the 145th annual production of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals. He subsequently continued his education at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where his instructors included Heiichiro Ohyama and Paul Polivnick. Outwater earned a master's degree in conducting from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

From 2001 to 2006, Outwater was resident conductor for outreach and education of the San Francisco Symphony. In parallel, from 2001 to 2005, he was music director of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, In April 2020, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music announced the appointment of Outwater as the music director of the SFCM Symphony Orchestra.

In July 2022, Outwater first guest-conducted the BBC Concert Orchestra (BBC CO) at the BBC Proms, in what was also his Proms debut. He returned to the BBC Proms and the BBC Concert Orchestra in July 2023. In June 2024, the BBC CO announced the appointment of Outwater as its next principal guest conductor, with the additional title of curator, effective from 1 September 2024.