{"id":38300,"date":"2024-02-01T10:20:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T09:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/c3c7caa6-a861-4a4b-94a3-292cf76194e4"},"modified":"2024-02-01T11:39:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T10:39:59","slug":"all-the-right-notes-podcast-whats-the-point-of-a-conductor","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/all-the-right-notes-podcast-whats-the-point-of-a-conductor\/","title":{"rendered":"All the Right Notes Podcast: What’s the point of a conductor?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Thursday, 01 February 2024 at 09:20 AM<\/p>

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To the uninitiated, the conductor can seem superfluous \u2013 simply waving their arms in the air while the orchestra does the hard work. But the art of conducting is fundamental to a great orchestra\u2019s sound and identity. Jeremy Pound<\/a><\/strong> speaks to BBC Symphony Orchestra principal conductor Sakari Oramo<\/a><\/strong> about this mysterious vocation.<\/p>

What does a conductor do?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>
BBC Music Magazine <\/em>named Sakari Oramo in its round-up of the best Finnish conductors<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>
Listen to the episode<\/h2>
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(with broadcaster Andrew Green)<\/a><\/strong> 22\/02\/24<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/listen\/podcast\/all-the-right-notes-podcast-how-do-you-look-after-your-voice\">How do you look after your voice? (with vocal coach Olivia Sparkhall)<\/a><\/strong> 29\/02\/24<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/listen\/podcast\/all-the-right-notes-podcast-how-do-you-write-a-soundtrack\">How do you write a film soundtrack? (with film composer Anne Dudley)<\/a><\/strong> 07\/03\/24<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/listen\/podcast\/all-the-right-notes-podcast-how-do-you-play-the-french-horn\">How do you play the French horn? (with Royal Opera House’s principal horn, David Pyatt)<\/a><\/strong> 14\/03\/24<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/listen\/podcast\/all-the-right-notes-podcast-what-do-musical-terms-really-mean\">What do musical terms really mean? (with author and critic Jessica Duchen)<\/a><\/strong> 21\/03\/24<\/em><\/li><\/ul><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4i25zZaHb4Zad4U0QVjvzX?si=00c2c277755241e8\">Subscribe<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0so you never miss an episode!\u00a0<\/p>For all other episodes of BBC Music Magazine<\/em>‘s podcasts, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/listen\/podcast\/\">podcast hub<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Published: Thursday, 01 February 2024 at 09:20 AM To the uninitiated, the conductor can seem superfluous \u2013 simply waving their arms in the air while the orchestra does the hard work. But the art of conducting is fundamental to a great orchestra\u2019s sound and identity. 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