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(Image: Edmond Choo) 27th January 2025 John Andrews has conducted many of the UK’s leading orchestras and ensembles, including the...

26th February 2025 Emer McDonough is Principal Flute of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Britten Sinfonia, and is the flute...

(Photo: Tom Watson) 23rd October 2024 David Stern is an international conductor, creator of original projects, champion of rare...

14th August 2024  John Carewe is a British conductor (and teacher). Very early in his student career at the...

(Image: Foppe Schut) 4th September 2024 Ton Koopman was born on 2 October 1944 in Zwolle. After high school,...

(Image: Marion Lenhard) 26th April 2024 Thomas Jung is second prize winner of the 2020 international Gustav Mahler Conducting...

Dr. Thomas Dickey, Oklahoma State University Introduction Most university orchestra directors have a love-hate relationship with orchestral bowings. For...