One can only hope that these talented conductors find the right homes, allowing them to devote themselves entirely to their ...

Three robotic arms stand on the podium, each with a glowing baton in their hand-like apparatuses. The creature has been tasked with conducting the world-renowned Dresden Symphony Orchestra in a ...

Dan Cassady has been named the newest conductor of the Karl L. King Municipal Band. Cassady assumes the baton from Jerrold ...

Violinists including Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman and Joshua Bell have also performed as conductors. Former Dallas ...

Two legendary conductors go toe-to-toe in "Last Call," a new play by Peter Danish that imagines what happened when Leonard Bernstein and Austria's Herbert von Karajan unexpectedly crossed paths ...

To convey their ideas and interpretation, a conductor communicates with their musicians primarily through hand gestures, typically though not invariably with the aid of a baton, and may use other ...

Beyond the Baton: A Conductor's Journey is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...

This March, for Women’s History Month, acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop is using a purple baton to draw attention and advocate for equality in leadership roles. Hear Alsop lead members of the ...

These colossal conductors are played by two of Germany's leading actresses: the American-born Helen Schneider as Leonard Bernstein, and Lucca Züchner as Herbert von Karajan. A Nazi Party member ...