Helmut and I loved Itay Talgam‘s presentation of famous conductors and their styles, from the TED conference in Oxford. It’s actually not just a mirror of styles of management, it’s also a prism of culture, as control is organized in very different ways. So, which of the conductors appeals most to you: Carlos Kleiber, Ricardo Muti, Richard Strauss, Herbert v. Karajan, Carlos Kleiber (again), or Leonard Bernstein?
Hybrid courses
September 28, 2022
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In the summer of 2021, I had the pleasure of attending a hybrid congress in Berlin: Die Grünen were kicking off their election campaign. The
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Wonderful, Anne, enjoyed that immensely.
I think it’ll work wonders as homework for my advanced group who’re going to be moving into the presentations part of our course shortly.
Regarding the most appealing, I really liked Kleiber – the graceful movement and the footwork, in particular. You could almost picture him in other circumstances (!) Of course the last shot of – did he call him Leoni? – the facials were excellent.
OK, then I was just wondering – why are all the big conducting stars always male??? Are there any famous women doing this job?
Jxx (: ))
Hi Joan,
I don’t know a single one, either. There have been a very few marvellous band leaders in jazz – I’m thinking of Carla Bley and Laurie Anderson – and classical musicians with a vision of their own, like Cecilia Bartoli, but never a conductor. I wonder why.
Anne
PS for reference: Just because we don’t know them doesn’t mean they aren’t there. See the list of woman conductors at http://www.kapralova.org/CONDUCTORS.htm
also see this BBC article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7612180.stm
PS: Eamonn has a very nice article on Gustavo Dudamel http://www.spotlight-online.de/news/music/welcome-to-los-angeles-maestro-gustavo and links to a fun game – check it out: http://www.laphil.com/gustavo/bravo.html#