British conductor, organist and pianist Wayne Marshall is Chief Conductor of the WDR Funkhausorchester Cologne, and Organist and Associate Artist of the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. He became Principal Guest Conductor of Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi in 2007 and is a celebrated interpreter of Gershwin, Bernstein and other 20th century composers.

As organ recitalist, he has an exceptionally varied repertoire and performs worldwide. Notable recent recitals include at the ElbPhilharmonie, Hamburg; Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles; Kimmel Centre Philadelphia and Symphony Hall, Birmingham UK. He is a regular performer at the BBC Proms and appeared in the 2012 season as organist and was co-presenter of the Barenboim Prom in Summer 2014. In 2016 he appeared as soloist at the Ten Pieces Prom.

He has recorded extensively for numerous major labels and received an ECHO (Deutscher Schallplattenpreis) award for his Gershwin Songbook CD. In 2004 he received an Honorary Doctorate from Bournemouth University and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Music in 2010. In 2016 Wayne was awarded the prestigious Golden Jubilee Award, presented by the Barbados Government for his services to music. Wayne is an Ambassador of the London Music Fund.