Wayne Marshall

British-born Wayne Marshall travels worldwide as virtuoso organist, solo pianist and conductor. A renowned interpreter of Gershwin, Bernstein, Ellington and other 20th century American composers, he became Principal Guest conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe in September 2007. Appearances as guest conductor or conductor/soloist have included many UK orchestras as well as Accademia di Santa Cecilia, RAI Turin, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Vienna Radio, Toscanini, Swedish Radio, Sydney Symphony, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and Maggio Musicale. Recent highlights have included hugely successful debuts with Vienna Radio Symphony and DSO-Berlin. Opera has included 'West Side Story' (Bregenz) and 'Porgy and Bess' (BBC Proms, Bregenz, Washington, Dallas, Paris). The current season includes Porgy and Bess (Luxembourg) and returns to Dresden Philharmonic, Santa Cecilia and Vienna Radio. Organist-in-residence at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, he has played in many of the world's top recital venues and in 2004/5 gave the US and UK premieres of MacMillan’s organ concerto in LA and London (BBC Proms). His many appearances as solo organist and pianist range from the Proms and Berlin Philharmonic to the Hollywood Bowl, and he has a varied and extensive discography. Solo appearances last season included recitals in Beijing, Vienna, Rotterdam and appearances as concerto soloist with the London Symphony and BBC NOW.