Laurence Cummings

Laurence Alexander Cummings OBE (born 1968) is a British harpsichordist, organist, and conductor.

Cummings was born in Birmingham and educated at Solihull School, Christ Church, Oxford and the Royal College of Music.

Cummings has played harpsichord and organ continuo with many leading period instrument groups, including Les Arts Florissants, The Sixteen Choir, the Gabrieli Consort and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

[3] Cummings also serves as music director and principal conductor (maestro titular) of the Orquestra Barroca Casa da Musica, in Porto.

Cummings was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to music.