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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

Ivan Fischer improves 'Happy Birthday'

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

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Clarinettist Andreas Ottensamer takes to the podium

Clarinettist Andreas Ottensamer makes his UK conducting debut: ‘I’ve always been very instrument-fluid’

What does a conductor do?

Why do orchestras need a conductor?

Leonard Bernstein conducts an orchestra with just his eyebrows

The time Leonard Bernstein stood and conducted an orchestra with just his eyebrows

Chiya Amos: from conducting orchestras to delivering food

Singapore ballet conductor swaps baton for bike in pandemic delivery job

Conductor Han-Na Chang

A prominent critic has stood up for the fragile ‘tyrannical male maestro’. Here’s why he’s missing the point.

Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali

‘The hottest conductor in Finland’ – we meet Philharmonia Orchestra’s Santtu-Matias Rouvali