British conductor wins Rotterdam
NewsThe English conductor Bertie Baigent has won Rotterdam’s international baton competition.
Another Brit, Chloe Rooke, won the contemporary music prize.
Both are agented and well launched on the career ladder.
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Congratulations Bertie and Chloe! I watched each round’s youtube and Rooke was exceptional… such a amazing communicator. I think Luis Toro Araya deserves talking about too, he was magnificent in the opera day… one to watch! Perhaps they could have needed such fine conductors in Svetlanov?
“Both are agented and well launched on the career ladder.”
Sounds like a sausage machine.