Classical music devotees and concert hall neophytes alike tend to take it for granted that it’s the conductor, more than anyone, who lends each orchestral performance its distinctive character.

Between the silence of memory and the swell of a symphony, Maria Badstue has found her home in conducting orchestras. Born in India, raised in Denmark, and carried across continents by rhythm and ...

BEYOND THE BATON: A CONDUCTOR'S JOURNEY is an hour-long film that documents Wilkins’ experience as a Black conductor and his larger impact on the musical world.

Guerrero talked recently about the challenges he has faced, and the full-circle moment that has led to his dream job as ...

"Beyond the Baton: A Conductor's Journey" tells the life story of conductor Thomas Wilkins from his humble beginnings to leading major orchestras.

The weekend, the conductor leads The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra for the first time as its new music director designate, taking the podium for performances in a program that includes Brahms and ...

The founder of "Classical Pride" is taking the music of Leonard Bernstein, Camille Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky on tour, from ...

The Pacific Symphony’s 2025-26 season will be a time of transition as both Artistic and Music Director Designate Alexander Shelley and longtime conductor Carl St.Clair, who will assume the title ...

On the U.S. conducting circuit, a lot of batons are being passed. In addition to Dimitri Mitropoulos, who is leaving the New York Philharmonic to be replaced by Leonard Bernstein (TIME, Nov. 25), ...

This March, for Women’s History Month, acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop is using a purple baton to draw attention and advocate for equality in leadership roles. Hear Alsop lead members of the ...