James Southall

Conductor and pianist, Welsh National Opera

James Southall is a conductor, pianist and coach with the Welsh National Opera. He has also worked with leading opera companies and orchestras including English Touring Opera, Sinfonia Cymru, L'orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento, Camerata Nordica and Opéra de Baugé. He has also been Assistant Conductor to Carlo Rizzi, Tomáš Hanus, Lothar Koenigs and Mark Wigglesworth. As a pianist, Southall has performed recitals at Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall and live on BBC Radio 3.

Six of the best pieces of music for Halloween

Welsh National Opera conductor James Southall chooses some of the best spooky works of classical music to listen to this October