Blogs - Mark Wigglesworth

…a game for ruthless music-lovers

Phones, coughs... but is it our right to request silence?

At what point does following the composer’s instructions become ‘interpretation’?

How do national characteristics affect music-making?

What makes some works more popular than others?

The requirements for leadership

The relationship between the concert-goer and the concert hall

The essence of chamber music

And – in some cases – symphonies without conductors?

The requirements for a new conductor...