Mark Wigglesworth

Conductor Mark Wigglesworth has a substantial international reputation in both symphonic and operatic literature. In 1991, Wigglesworth conducted Mozart's Così fan tutte at London's Opera Factory, and he has continued to be in demand on the operatic circuit. In the same year, he was appointed the associate conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, remaining in the post until 1993 and then, in 1996, moving to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales from 1996 to 2000. Wigglesworth is the author of the book The Silent Musician: Why Conducting Matters, which was published in 2018. Wigglesworth has recorded a complete cycle of the Shostakovich symphonies with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, beginning in 2005 with the Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65. These recordings have been successful and have been packaged in various combinations, including a complete set issued in 2021.