Blogs - Mark Wigglesworth

Could operatic surtitles replace the programme plot synopsis to deliver real surprises?

For Mozart the pause is a simple device employed to perfection

Is it possible to be both professional and amateur at the same time?

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?