An exploration of the orchestra conductor role history and artistic power behind shaping live symphonic music.

CLEVELAND — Rising Japanese-American conductor Taichi Fukumura has been tapped as The Cleveland Orchestra's next assistant conductor, the ensemble announced Wednesday. Fukumura, the music director of ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The heartbeat of any orchestra is the conductor. The conductor sets the tone for the members and their music, and the Philadelphia Orchestra has a new assistant conductor, Naomi ...

After a 33-year tenure, Diane Wittry will step down as music director and conductor for the Allentown Symphony Orchestra.

Composer Neal Figueroa, composer-conductor for The Pocket Philharmonic Orchestra in Pueblo, Colorado, smiles through some observations between stanzas of the George Gershwin he’s steering. Both he and ...

Smart performed seven orchestral pieces with the students as guest artist and leader, all without a conductor. The repertoire ...

Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero lives for music — pulling the best out of every player in an orchestra in the most dramatic way. Guerrero has traveled the world performing. Recently, he sat down with CBS ...

TOKYO - Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died, his ...

The Cliburn international piano competition based in Fort Worth is teaming up with Rice University's Shepherd School of Music ...

Diane Wittry will conclude her 33-year tenure leading the orchestra when she conducts her final concert in the fall of 2027.

TOKYO (AP) — Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died, his ...

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin have unveiled the 2026–27 season—Nézet-Séguin ...