“Liquid gold tones and enviable breath control”
The Times
“Wiggin brings dazzling flair and imagination to his performance”
BBC Music Magazine
Huw Wiggin is a British saxophonist who has performed in renowned venues worldwide, including the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, Wigmore Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. Following his debut at London’s Purcell Room he was praised by the Times for his “Liquid gold tones and enviable breath control”.
He was awarded First Prize and Gold Medal at the Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition, where he was also named ‘Commonwealth Musician of the Year’. Since then, he has established a distinguished career as both soloist and chamber musician.
His debut recording Reflections (Orchid Classics), with pianist John Lenehan, reached No. 2 in the UK Specialist Classical Chart, and BBC Music Magazine praised Huw for bringing “dazzling flair and imagination to his performance”. This was followed by his album Rhapsody (2023) with Noriko Ogawa. His latest album, Elements (2026), is a collaboration with harpist Oliver Wass, featuring six new commissions alongside Baroque works for saxophone and harp.
A committed advocate for new music, he has commissioned leading composers including Joseph Phibbs, Laura Bowler, Charlotte Harding, Yshani Perinpanayagam, Andy Scott, David Wallace, and Simon Rowland-Jones, among others. Recent collaborations include performances with St Martin’s Voices and pianist Oxana Shevchenko, further expanding his work across diverse chamber music contexts.
He performs regularly with harpist Oliver Wass and is a member of the award winning Ferio Saxophone Quartet. They have recorded three albums with Chandos Records and have performed extensively throughout the UK and beyond, with appearances at Bermuda Festival, Wigmore Hall, The Purcell Room and St John’s Smith Square.
He is Professor of Saxophone at the Royal Academy of Music and appears frequently as a guest tutor at conservatoires in the UK and abroad. In April 2026, he was awarded an Honorary ARAM by the Royal Academy of Music. He is endorsed by Selmer and Vandoren Paris.
Having grown up in Henley-on-Thames into a rowing family he is a keen sportsman and keeps fit alongside his music making.
