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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!
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Sunday Feb 14, 2021
Sunday Feb 14, 2021
Chatting with Trevor Pinnock was both fascinating and fun and what a lovely person he is. I discovered some of his very interesting views on period performance and orchestral seating, what he learned by watching Leonard Bernstein teach at Tanglewood, and I found out how he got into trouble at school with Sir Mark Elder!
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