He is currently Professor of Conducting at the Royal College of Music in London and Rehearsal Director of the European Union Youth Orchestra.
Stark studied violin and conducting at the Royal College of Music where he won the Tagore Gold Medal and the Adrian Boult Conducting Scholarship.
[1] Whilst at the RCM, he studied with Norman Del Mar and upon graduating, continued his conducting studies in Vienna with Sir Charles Mackerras.
Stark began his career in music as a principal second violinist, spending ten years as with the Welsh National Opera and two with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Stark has been a Professor of Conducting at the Royal College of Music.