The Silent Musician ~ Why Conducting Matters

When it comes to expressing emotion, is music better than words?

How long is a piece of music?

Second to None: Orchestral Comparisons

Expressions of Inexperience: Great music expresses more than can ever be experienced by a single person.

Press Ups and Downs: A performer’s relationship with the critics is complicated but unavoidable.

Occasional Music: Does the quantity of music around today affect the quality of the listening experience?

Force or Personality: Conductors command respect through authority rather than power.

Nurture and Nature: Conductors are made as well as born.

Does Practice make Perfect?

Blowing Your Own Trumpet: Is performing about more than just musicianship?

The Great and the Good: Is it possible to define what separates truly great performances from merely very good ones?

Spoiler Alert: Could operatic surtitles replace the programme plot synopsis to deliver real surprises?