English conductor Andrew Manze (b1965). Manze studied the baroque violin with Simon Standage and Marie Leonhardt and rapidly became a leading figure in the world of historical performance practice. As a violinist he has focused on the period between 1610 and 1830, and has been called 'the first modern superstar of the baroque violin'. At the same time he has earned recognition as a conductor, first with period orchestras such as the Academy of Ancient Music and the English Concert, but now also with modern symphony orchestras. Since 2006 principal conductor of the Swedish Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra.