Bertie Baigent is a conductor–composer based in London. In demand with orchestras and opera companies around the world, he draws on the twin disciplines of conducting and composing to give him a distinctive focus and individual voice. |
Bertie Baigent is a conductor–composer based in London. In demand with orchestras and opera companies around the world, he draws on the twin disciplines of conducting and composing to give him a distinctive focus and individual voice. |
May 2024
Two years after his success at the International Conducting Competition Rotterdam, Bertie returns to the Rotterdam Philharmonic for his subscription debut, working with star soprano Chen Reiss. |
May 2024
Bertie returns to the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for his subscription debut, conducting music by Gershwin, Herrmann, and Bernstein, and earning five-star reviews in The I and The Scotsman. |
February 2024
A busy month sees Bertie return to the Rotterdam Philharmonic and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, as well the world premiere of an early version of Brahms's Schicklaslied with Cambridge University Orchestra. |
January 2024
Bertie makes his debut with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, conducting four performances of a programme featuring works by Elgar, Mozart, Finzi, and Mayer. |