Composer John Williams conducts at the Walt Disney Concert Hall opening gala, Oct. 25, 2003, in Los Angeles, Calif.
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Composer and conductor John Williams has shown for more than 60 years how music can take movies to new heights.
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Leonard Bernstein was one of the most significant forces in 20th century American music – and led a complicated life behind the scenes.
Gustavo Dudamel dirigiendo a la Orquesta Juvenil Simón Bolívar en Oslo, en 2010.
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What does a conductor do when they stand up and move their hands and baton? What is their role? And how has their way of leading evolved?
Cate Blanchett plays Lydia Tár in the Oscar-nominated film ‘Tár,’ that explores power, gender and sexuality.
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‘Tár’ shines a spotlight on the challenges of working in the ultraconservative world of classical music, including complex social issues such as misogyny, racism and homophobia.
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Tár muddles fact in with its fiction, creating a skewed impression of a conductor’s power.