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Conductors - who are they, what do they do and how did they get there?
British conductor, Michael Seal, conducts conversations with a distinguished list of conductors and asks them all about their lives and careers while finding out what really makes them tick!
British conductor, Michael Seal, conducts conversations with a distinguished list of conductors and asks them all about their lives and careers while finding out what really makes them tick!
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every 21 days
Average audio length:
66 minutes
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English
United States
154 episodes
since April 10, 2020
episodic
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Andrew Constantine and I have known each other for over 30 years, and catching up with him was brilliant. It was a lovely warm chat with someone who really thinks long and hard about what we do as conductors.
We talk very frankly about the cultural differences between the US and the UK, I discov…
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Karen Ní Bhroin and I have one thing in common - we both have our own podcast about conducting. It means that she really does think a lot about what we do and it was just nice chatting with her throughout!
I discovered that the COVID pandemic actually increased her workload in the United States,…
I have fond memories of the first time I met Neil Thomson and knew this would be a good interview - a charming man who has spent a lot of time thinking about what we do as conductors.
We discussed the pros and cons of conducting from memory, we also chatted about the role of a conductor at a con…
I could have chatted with Ryan McAdams for many hours - it turned out to be one of the longest episodes yet! We had such an open and honest discussion sprinkled with a lot of humour.
We had a fascinating discussion about the importance of eye contact between players and the conductor, he told me…
Part 2 of my chat with Jacobus de Jager, Oliver Cope, Peggy Wu, Kentaro Machida & Riley Court-Wood is here. They are all studying conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow and they were brilliant fun to interview.
In Part 2, they all answered ten questions and we discu…
In this special episode, I chat with Jacobus de Jager, Oliver Cope, Peggy Wu, Kentaro Machida & Riley Court-Wood. They are all studying conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow and they were brilliant fun to interview.
In Part 1, I discovered what a "typical" week is lik…
Boian Videnoff and I last met 17 years ago yet this felt like we just carried on from where we left off - a lovely chat with a very open and honest conductor.
We discussed the worldview of The Arts and how over time, it has changed so dramatically, we talked about the difficulties involved with…
With our similar career paths and backgrounds, Catherine Larsen-Maguire and I had much in common and hit it off immediately. She was frank and open and a joy to chat with.
I heard how the passing of a close friend changed her whole attitude toward her life and career, we both agreed that conduct…
Johannes Schlaefli is one of the foremost conducting teachers today and as a consequence, has spent a lot of time thinking about what we do. A fascinating conversation with a very warm and honest gentleman.
We discuss the merits of being a wind player or a string player when we first start condu…
I really enjoyed this interview! Baldur Brönnimann and I got along instantly and we seem to have very similar views about what we do and how we do it. There was also a lot of laughter as well...
We had a serious discussion about the need for orchestras in the cultural life of any country, we dis…
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