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Are Conductors Really Necessary?

MUSIC Posted: May 2, 2014 12:49 am

“Is a conductor no more than a combination of timekeeper and showman, emoting like mad for the crowds? Or does he (or she) truly reveal something extra in the music, some extra ounce of expressive intensity or layer of meaning that the players might not discover for themselves?” Ivan Hewitt’s answer to these two questions is – yes.

MUSIC Published: 05.01.14

Read the story in The Telegraph (UK) Published: 05.01.14

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