At the end of a cul-de-sac in Beachwood Canyon, a group of musicians meets in a garage. Decked out with a couch, rugs, mood lighting, sound equipment and an upright piano, this garage is designed for ...

Conducting film music requires an even temperament. By Jason Lipshutz, The Associated Press It all started with “Bonanza.” As a child, Mike Nowak was fascinated by the intricacies of Jay Livingston ...

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The Solti Foundation U.S. announced conductor Elias Brown as the recipient of the Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, the largest grant currently awarded to American conductors in the formative years of ...

Architecture and classical-music critic Justin Davidson is a Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Magnetic City: A Walking Companion to New York. Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár. Photo: Courtesy of Focus ...

Conducting is essentially a phenomenon associated with Western classical music. As a rule, rock and jazz bands do not employ a conductor unless they are teaming up with a symphony orchestra.

We asked English conductor Ben Palmer to review footage of himself conducting the great ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’ ...

Marin Alsop is the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the São Paulo Symphony so we know she's a good conductor ... but is she a superconductor? We'll ask her three questions about ...

“Any asino can conduct,” the autocratic Italian maestro Arturo Toscanini once said, comparing routine conductors to dunces. “But to make music, eh? Is difficile!” Now, try conducting a major orchestra ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook At top American ensembles, young assistant conductors are a far more varied group than the reigning music directors. How can the ...