John Wilson (born 1972) is a British conductor, arranger and musicologist, who conducts orchestras and operas, as well as big band jazz.
In the late 1980s he studied music at A-level at Newcastle College, where he conducted a variety of ensembles including a 96-piece orchestra and choir for a concert version of West Side Story.
[2] In 2004 Wilson was appointed the music director for the Hollywood feature film Beyond the Sea, a biopic of the life of Bobby Darin starring Kevin Spacey.
[3] He made a further Proms appearance in the 2011 season, entitled "Hooray for Hollywood", featuring his orchestra with the Maida Vale Singers and soloists.
The first was a complete reconstruction of My Fair Lady which was broadcast on radio,[4] the second was a tribute to the composers and arrangers of "The Broadway Sound" shown on BBC Two.
In July 2017, he made his debut with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, performing a programme of works by Leonard Bernstein[9] and appeared at the Proms conducting the BBCSSO in his role of Associate Guest Conductor.