Tár’s gender-balanced profession is a utopian fantasy. In the real world, conducting has a gender problem | Classical music

‘In many ways Lydia Tár perpetuates the masculine conductor trope: she wears tailored power suits; speaks in a low voice; drives fast cars …’ Cate Blanchett as Tár.

I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve been asked my thoughts on the film Tár these last few weeks. It seems as if everyone wants to know what it’s really like to be […]

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 […]