Barry Wordsworth, born February 20, 1948, in Worcester Park, Surrey, is an
English conductor. He became second conductor of the Royal Ballet's touring
orchestra in 1973 and principal conductor of Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet in
1974. Wordsworth served as music director of the Royal Ballet from 1990 to 1995,
resuming the post in 2007, and served as music director of the Birmingham Royal
Ballet from 2005 to 2008. He was principal conductor of the BBC Concert
Orchestra from 1989 to 2006, subsequently becoming conductor laureate, and was
named principal conductor of the Brighton Philh...