Talking about his decades of working with orchestras around the world, conductor Farkhad Khudyev’s opening words are simple and direct: “Music has always been my best friend.” The State Music School ...

Since his debut with a local music organization, second-generation conductor Elias Miller has even more in common with his baton-wielding father. Miller is the new assistant conductor of the Columbus ...

Most people know a conductor stands at a podium and waves a stick to keep an ensemble in time. But what exactly does a conductor do? UC Davis Concert Band Director Pete Nowlen said he has three main ...

The Bayreuth Festival will have three female conductors this summer, three years after the podium gender barrier was broken at the annual showcase of Richard Wagner’s operas. The festival said ...