Conductor

Lina González-Granados — the first Latina resident conductor of the LA Opera — is making waves in the Americas and Europe. She discusses her career climb and how she hopes to expand the standard orchestral repertoire.

Kwamé Ryan is the orchestra's first Black conductor.

When he takes over, in the fall of 2027, he will be the youngest music director in the orchestra's 133-year history.

Akiko Fujimoto, music director of the Mid-Texas Symphony since 2019, recently sat down with TPR's Nathan Cone and offers a peek behind the musical curtain when it comes to preparing the orchestra for performance.

The pioneering Japanese-American conductor who led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for nearly decades died Tuesday.

The Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink had a six-decade career leading major orchestras across Europe, the U.S. and the U.K. He was hailed as a musician's musician, prizing the art well above glamor.

Gabriela Diaz-Alatriste is featured on this week's "Classics a la Carte" for Hispanic Heritage Month. She's the first Mexican woman to ever hold the Music Directorship of a professional Mexican orchestra.

La Maestra, held in Paris this September, is the first fully realized competition solely for women conductors — an effort to help balance a male-dominated field.

One of classical music's most beloved and widely heard conductors died Saturday. Born in secret in Nazi-occupied Latvia, he went on to a stunning international career.

Nézet-Séguin uses every part of his body when he conducts — including his eyes, eyebrows, shoulders and feet. He's the music director at New York's Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra.