What Exactly Does A Conductor Do? A Critic Finds Out
"In Italian, the word maestro also means teacher. As we power toward the final cadence and I exchange glance after glance with the young musicians, it occurs to me that they are bombarding me with unspoken questions and it's my job to convey answers. That's what a conductor does: mold an interpretation by filtering the thousands of decisions packed into every minute of symphonic music." New York 12/27/11

Posted December 27, 2011 08:50 AM