Neal has appeared with the Oslo Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Cleveland, Philharmonia, London Symphony, Melbourne Symphony and Vienna Philharmonic orchestras, with Andrew Davis, Elder, McCreesh, Bolton, Jansons, Boulez, von Dohnanyi, Harnoncourt, Brüggen and Harding. He is a regular guest at the Edinburgh Festival and BBC Proms, and has recorded for the major labels.

He is a regular at ENO and WNO, and has performed with the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Scottish Opera, Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, Opera di Roma and Lyric Opera of Chicago. He appeared in Charpentier’s David et Jonathas at Aix-en-Provence, available on DVD.

Notable engagements elsewhere: Garsington Opera for a new commission by David Sawer (The Skating Rink), and to the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin for King Arthur; concert with the Hallé (Sir Mark Elder), Spanish National Orchestra (David Afkham) and Les violons du Roy (Jonathan Cohen).