​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. 
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News

March 2025
A busy month sees Bertie conduct the Mozart Requiem at the St Marylebone Festival, as well as begin work on Parsifal at Glyndebourne, where he returns for his third consecutive season.

February 2025
Bertie makes his Italian debut with Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, conducting works by Ravel, Mozart, and Dukas, working with star pianist Cédric Tiberghien.  Following the concert Bertie is immediately invited back for further projects.

January 2025
After the sell-out success of their Messiah tour, Waterperry Opera Festival announces their 2025 programme.  Bertie conducts Handel's Semele and Mozart's Gran Partita, among other festival concerts.  Semele ​also tours to Opera Holland Park.

November 2024
Bertie makes his debut with the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon, conducting Mendelssohn's A midsummer night's dream.