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.

Best music for Halloween: 7 spooky pieces to send shivers up your spine

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