July 4, 2025
Athens, GR 14 C
Expand search form
Blog

A conductor credits his assistant

A conductor credits his assistant

This is uncommon.

The Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu writes:

When a conductor is preparing an opera production he/she needs an assistant. Conducting assistants provide an extra pair of ears, they listen to the balance, observe the language and monitor the tempi. Best assistants also serve as messengers between the conductor and the rest of the team. Some assistants are also helpful when the conductor’s musical ideas get out of hand…
While building a new production of Pelléas et Mélisande at @bayerischestaatsoper I have had a pleasure to work with my pupil and colleague James S. Kahane. He has just become the Music Director of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra in Canada and I’m sure he has a wonderful professional future ahead.
Premiere on July the 9th at the Münchner Opernfestpiele
.

The post A conductor credits his assistant appeared first on Slippedisc.

Previous Article

Yannick’s view on phones in concerts

Next Article

String quartet veteran: Grow older, play smarter

You might be interested in …

German soprano, RIP

German soprano, RIP

The Saxon soprano  Barbara Hoene has died, aged 80. She spent 36 years as a soloist of the Semper Oper in Dresden, where she was appointed  Kammersängerin, She married the violinist Klaus Hoene and retired […]

Chinatown Strad may fetch  million

Chinatown Strad may fetch $18 million

Sotheby’s is selling the 1714 ’Joachim-Ma’ Stradivarius violin in Feburary, with estimates ranging from $12m to $18 million. All proceeds will go to the New England Consevatory of Music (NEC). The owner’s life story is […]

Piano accompanists refuse to play

Piano accompanists refuse to play

For the past two weeks, staff pianists at the national conservatoires of Paris (pic) and Lyon have been on strike. They are demanding the removal of a 1,650-Euro cap on their monthly wages. Other professors […]