Howard Williams (born 25 April 1947) is a British conductor, whose international career has ranged from opera and ballet to orchestral and choral work.
He conducts throughout Europe, and has especial links with Hungary since his appointment in 1989 as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Pannon Philharmonic (formerly Pécs Symphony) Orchestra.
In 1975 he joined English National Opera as a repetiteur, soon working for the company as conductor and chorus master.
He conducted the pioneering new productions and television recordings of Punch and Judy, 1986,[14] and The Knot Garden, 1987,[15] with Opera Factory.
His recordings[18] include music by Louis Andriessen,[19] Frank Bridge,[20][21] and Edward Cowie, Gerald Finzi,[22] Philip Glass,[23] Mátyás Seiber, Miklós Rózsa, Gerard Schurmann, Donizetti, Mozart, Rossini, Rachmaninov and Mahler.