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Renowned Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa has died, aged 88.

Renowned Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa has died, aged 88

Leonard Bernstein conducts an orchestra with just his eyebrows

When Leonard Bernstein needed only his eyebrows to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic

Nicolò Foron won the 17th Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition with a programme of Wagner, Grieg and Berlioz.

25-year-old maestro wins competition with explosive Berlioz in joyous finale

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Conductor Vladimir Jurowski tells audience to ‘let climate protestors speak’ as they interrupt Bruckner symphony

Conductor Vladimir Jurowski tells audience to ‘let climate protestors speak’ as they interrupt Bruckner symphony

Marin Alsop is one of the world’s greatest conductors and a fierce supporter for the next generation of maestros.

Who is Marin Alsop? The trailblazing American conductor, music director and mentor

The EveR 6 is the first robot to conduct an orchestra in South Korea

Robot conductor gives a history-making orchestral debut in South Korea

Ivan Fischer improves 'Happy Birthday'

Conductor completely tears apart ‘Happy Birthday’ and makes it a million times better

Cate Blanchett stars as the tyrannical maestro, Lydia Tár, in the new 2022 psychological drama film

Cate Blanchett wins Best Actress Golden Globe for her lead role in ‘Tár’ as fictional conductor

Princess Charlotte tries her hand at conducting an orchestra at Cardiff Castle

Giggling Princess Charlotte ‘conducts’ orchestra ahead of Cardiff Platinum Jubilee concert

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Marin Alsop's conductor brain

Marin Alsop reveals 10 things in a conductor’s brain during a symphony concert

Boris Brott was “a renowned leader in the world of classical music in North America and beyond.”

Renowned North American conductor Boris Brott killed in hit and run

The final bars of Mahler's Symphony No. 9

This intense silence at the end of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony is almost too powerful

Watch this maestro conduct an entire symphony orchestra using a toothpick as a baton

Watch this maestro conduct an entire symphony orchestra using a toothpick as a baton

Florida orchestra expertly pranked their British conductor who was expecting ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’

Florida orchestra expertly pranked their British conductor who was expecting ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’

Jean-Baptiste Lully died after stabbing his own foot with a conducting staff

Jean-Baptiste Lully: the Baroque composer who died of gangrene after stabbing his foot with a conducting stick

Three-year-old conducts Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

Toddler conducts Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony with the skill of a professional maestro