Peter McCoppin

For 30 years, Peter McCoppin has been acknowledged as an inspiring speaker and a respected host/broadcaster on national, regional, and local television and radio in Canada and the U.S.A.

Peter McCoppin has hosted programs on national, regional, and local television and radio in Canada and on public radio in the U.S.A. In BC, he hosted the Knowledge Network’s drama series, “Classic Theatre,” for 15 years.

As an orchestral conductor, his career is established on four continents and he is acclaimed for his exceptional ability to engage any audience through both his music and his speaking from the concert stage.

Peter McCoppin was Music Director of the Victoria Symphony from 1989 to 1999. During his tenure, the orchestra was debt-free and played to the largest per capita audience in Canada.

McCoppin is credited with leading the Vancouver Symphony out of bankruptcy in 1989, rebuilding public and corporate confidence and putting the orchestra once again into profitable operation.

Peter McCoppin also served as Music Director of the Charlotte Symphony in North Carolina – the first Canadian to hold a major posting in the U.S.A. He has led every major orchestra in Canada and has conducted orchestras across the United States, Mexico, Australia, Japan, China, and Korea. In 2006, he was invited to Australia’s famous Sidney Opera House twice to conduct and judge the finals of the 60th annual Australian Young Performers’ Competition and to conduct a production of Carmina Burana featuring 300 choral and orchestral performers.