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!
Andrew Constantine and I have known each other for over 30 years, and catching up with him was brilliant. It was a lovely warm chat with someone who really thinks long and hard about what we do as conductors.
We talk very frankly about the cultural differences between the US and the UK, I discover which competition he thought he should have won, and he uses a wonderful metaphor to describe the difference between Valery Gergiev and Yuri Temirkanov!
If you would like to discover a whole lot more about conductors and conducting, why not subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/amiconthepodium, and, for a monthly fee starting from just £5 a month, you can access two new series of interviews, group Zoom meetings with other fans of the podcast and myself, a monthly bulletin about the podcast and my own career as well as articles, photos, videos and even conducting lessons from myself.
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This interview was recorded on 27th February 2024 via Zoom.
19 May 2024
Episode 147 - Karen Ní Bhroin
Karen Ní Bhroin and I have one thing in common - we both have our own podcast about conducting. It means that she really does think a lot about what we do and it was just nice chatting with her throughout!
I discovered that the COVID pandemic actually increased her workload in the United States, we had a very geeky discussion about metronome marks, and we also learned that if we were ever to dine out together it might cost a small fortune?!
If you would like to discover a whole lot more about conductors and conducting, why not subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/amiconthepodium (https://www.patreon.com/amiconthepodium), and, for a monthly fee starting from just £5 a month, you can access two new series of interviews, group Zoom meetings with other fans of the podcast and myself, a monthly bulletin about the podcast and my own career as well as articles, photos, videos and even conducting lessons from myself.
If you listen via Apple podcasts, please do leave a rating and review - it really helps the podcast get noticed and attract more listeners.
If you want to get involved on social media, you can via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/amiconthepodium (https://www.facebook.com/amiconthepodium)) or Twitter (@amiconthepodium).
This interview was recorded on 23rd February 2024 via Zoom.
21 Apr 2024
Episode 146 - Neil Thomson
I have fond memories of the first time I met Neil Thomson and knew this would be a good interview - a charming man who has spent a lot of time thinking about what we do as conductors.
We discussed the pros and cons of conducting from memory, we also chatted about the role of a conductor at a conservatoire and the role of being an orchestra trainer, and I heard about his experiences with a legendary British conductor who was once described as "a benign despot"!
If you would like to discover a whole lot more about conductors and conducting, why not subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/amiconthepodium (https://www.patreon.com/amiconthepodium), and, for a monthly fee starting from just £5 a month, you can access two new series of interviews, group Zoom meetings with other fans of the podcast and myself, a monthly bulletin about the podcast and my own career as well as articles, photos, videos and even conducting lessons from myself.
If you listen via Apple podcasts, please do leave a rating and review - it really helps the podcast get noticed and attract more listeners.
If you want to get involved on social media, you can via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/amiconthepodium (https://www.facebook.com/amiconthepodium)) or Twitter (@amiconthepodium).
This interview was recorded on 2nd March 2024 via Zoom.
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