That was around 10 years ago. Now 97, Blomstedt is the oldest active major orchestral conductor in the world and a frequent ...

Is this the future of classical music?Three robotic arms stand on the podium, each with a glowing baton in their hand-like apparatuses. The creature has been tasked with conducting the world ...

The orchestra glanced at their music, Song of the Volga Boatmen, scored for wind instruments and percussion, poised their instruments, as their eyes turned on the conductor. His baton twitched.

Conductors sat at harpsichords before they ever thought of standing up in front of their orchestras, waving the first stout batons. In just such a fashion big, bewigged Handel made music for the ...

In one of the most incredible career journeys, Maria Seletskaja talks about her move from full time ballerina with Royal ...

There are no bad orchestras — only bad conductors.” This famous remark by Hans von Bülow, the first chief conductor of the ...

To convey their ideas and interpretation, a conductor communicates with their musicians primarily through hand gestures, typically though not invariably with the aid of a baton, and may use ... a ...

Beyond the Baton: A Conductor's Journey is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...

Dr. Hans-Jurgen Nagel, the German conductor and expert exponent of Beethoven’s music, will conduct the majestic and powerful Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony at the Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka’s German ...