Conductor Elim Chan shines in L.A. Phil Hollywood Bowl opener

Elim Chan conducts.

It was a lovely Hollywood Bowl opening night for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Warm day led to a pleasant evening with but a hint of chill in the air. The new parking scheme, with fewer […]

In The 1990s, The Third-Richest Person On The Planet (Behind Gates And Buffett) Was… A Swiss Orchestra Conductor???

In The 1990s, The Third-Richest Person On The Planet (Behind Gates And Buffett) Was... A Swiss Orchestra Conductor???

Let’s travel back to June 1995 and take a pop quiz. Who were the three richest people walking the planet in the middle of 1995? I expect even the casual CelebrityNetWorth reader would be able […]

Conductor Seiji Ozawa has died at the age of 88 : NPR

Conductor Seiji Ozawa has died at the age of 88 : NPR

Seiji Ozawa led the Boston Symphony orchestra for nearly 30 years. Boston Symphony Orchestra hide caption toggle caption Boston Symphony Orchestra Seiji Ozawa led the Boston Symphony orchestra for nearly 30 years. Boston Symphony Orchestra […]

Conductor Seiji Ozawa has died at the age of 88 : NPR

Conductor Seiji Ozawa has died at the age of 88 : NPR

Seiji Ozawa led the Boston Symphony orchestra for nearly 30 years. Boston Symphony Orchestra hide caption toggle caption Boston Symphony Orchestra Seiji Ozawa led the Boston Symphony orchestra for nearly 30 years. Boston Symphony Orchestra […]

Power behind the baton: the conductor who prepared Cate Blanchett for Tár | Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár in Tár

Cate Blanchett’s new film role as an imposing orchestral conductor is earning her a shot at another top acting award. But it has already given the Oscar-winner the skills to lead a real orchestra through […]

How sound makes ‘Tár’s’ conductor question her own ears

How sound makes 'Tár's' conductor question her own ears

Following a 16-year absence from filmmaking, Oscar-nominated writer-director Todd Field (“In the Bedroom,” “Little Children”), returns with “Tár,” an incisive character study of genius and arrogance. As Lydia Tár, world renowned conductor-composer and foremost interpreter […]