American Orchestra Forum: Music Directors Speak Out
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The leaders of America’s top orchestras talk about the many challenges – and opportunities – facing orchestras in the 21st century. These video compilations are taken from live and behind-the-scenes interviews. The American Orchestra Forum is a major initiative of the San Francisco Symphony’s 2011-2012 centennial season.

Franz Welser-Möst on Audiences

Welser-Möst speaks candidly of the changes that will be needed for The Cleveland Orchestra, and others, to find and connect with new audiences.
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Alan on Audiences

Sometimes the best way to connect to today’s busy, multi-tasking people is to slow down. New York Philharmonic Music Director Alan reflects on the man...
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Alan on Community

Alan , the first native New Yorker to lead the New York Philharmonic, shares his thoughts on his orchestra’s special relationship with New York and it...
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Gustavo Dudamel on Community

Gustavo Dudamel has traveled far, from his childhood introduction to music in Venezuela’s El Sistema program to becoming music director of the LA Phil...
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Music Directors and the Orchestra

What does it take for a conductor and orchestra to create musical magic together? Michael Tilson Thomas, Gustavo Dudamel, Charles Dutoit and other lea...
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