Enyi Okpara is Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s Calleva Assistant Conductor and is one of Classic FM’s 2025 Rising Stars. Okpara is also the Artistic Director and Founder of Elysium Music.

Growing up in Camden, North London, Enyi’s musical journey began as a percussionist and saxophonist. He studied for an MA in Orchestral Conducting with Sian Edwards at the Royal Academy of Music, where he held the Derek Butler Award.

Previous roles include Conductor in Residence for the London Schools’ Symphony Orchestra, and Assistant Conductor for Royal Academy Opera’s production of Britten’s Albert Herring. He conducted the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, as part of their Emerging Conductors’ Showcase – and was a finalist at the inaugural Weston Conductors’ Competition. He also held a Young Conducting Scholarship with the national choral charity Sing for Pleasure.