Blogs - Mark Wigglesworth

Applause is an essential part of the concert experience

Conducting without the score can be liberating if approached in the right way

Should a conductor follow a composer's manuscript or his recordings when interpreting a work?

…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