for his performances of established orchestral repertoire as well as for his work in bringing new, rediscovered masterworks to life on the concert platform and on disc. Murphy was awarded the Edison Music Award for his first recordings of "Mannheimer Schule" symphonies, was labelled as "a conductor to watch for" by the American Record Guide, and has had his performances referred to as "18th-century rock 'n roll!" by Dutch classical music magazine . Performances Murphy's major European festival appearances have included productions for the , Bachfest Leipzig, Thüringer Bachwochen, , , Goldberg Festival, and the Festival van Vlaanderen (Festival of Flanders). At home, Murphy's performances in the low countries have included cycles of Stamitz, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Mendelssohn symphonies for Dutch radio at Amsterdam's Het Concertgebouw, Rotterdam's De Doelen, Utrecht's Vredenburg and The Hague's Philipszaal. International concert touring has taken Murphy through Europe, the US, Canada, Russia, Asia and Australia. His live concert performances have been broadcast by NTR, AVRO, RNW, EBU, DLF, MDR, RAI and ABC. His work with the New Dutch Academy has included establishing the orchestra's symphonic, Baroque and chamber concert series in its home city of The Hague, as well as creating new stage productions, festivals and outreach programmes, as well as the orchestra's international touring activities. His programming with the orchestra has included instrumental, vocal, symphonic and operatic repertoire, ranging from Corelli, Bach and Handel to Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Cimarosa, Paisiello, Rossini, Mendelssohn and Lortzing. One of Murphy's stage productions with the New Dutch Academy celebrates the infamous 18th-century singer, actress, impresario and entrepreneur "Mrs. Cornelys" (aka Teresa Cornelys) and her London circle of Bach, Abel, Garrick, Gainsborough and Casanova, and was created together with the American Baroque dancer and choreographer, Caroline Copeland. The production received its première in The Hague in 2012. Discography Murphy's discography includes world première presentations of works of 18th-century symphonists Stamitz, Richter, Abel, Reichardt, Schmitt ("The Dutch Haydn"), , and Zappa. His CD of Corelli's Concerti Grossi, made during the 2003 Utrecht Early Music Festival, was the first disc to present Corelli's own large-scale, authentic, orchestral soundscape, featuring Corelli's preferred instrumentation with lots of continuo instruments (cello, bass, organs, harpsichords, baroque lutes, baroque guitars, archlutes and theorbos) and improvisation. It was voted by Dutch national radio as one of the top 5 highlights in the 30-year history of the festival and was reviewed by the BBC Music Magazine as