Conductors Archive

Philippe Herreweghe was born in Ghent, Belgium and studied at both the university and music conservatory there, studying piano with Marcel Gazelle. During this period he started conducting and founded the Collegium Vocale Gent in …

Sketches for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 date from 1795, the year he completed the No. 2. Beethoven was in his mid-twenties when he finished both works, and with his emergent career in mind, he …

In my view, conductor Carlos Kleiber was the greatest orchestral conductor of the past 100 years. Even though you might not understand the instructions he gives to the orchestra members in German, watch his movements!!!!! …

Georg Solti’s career really began after the end of World War II. For almost 25 years, he concentrated entirely on conducting operas. He was chief musical director of the Munich Opera from 1947 to 1951 …

In my personal view, Carlos Kleiber was the greatest orchestral and Opera conductor of the past 100 years. As is the case, his life was surrounded by controversy. He demanded 100% excellence, and he often …