MUSICAL directors are born not made," once said a famous musician of the Old World ... conspicuous ability who have signally failed at the conductor's desk. A popular impression seems to be ...

Andres Orozco-Estrada is one of the most exciting conductors around ... (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) OTIS: In 1997, he was accepted into the top conducting school in Vienna, classical music's Mecca.

The world’s best-known female conductor, Marin Alsop, revealed that she’s “offended” by her best-known fictional counterpart: Lydia Tár. “So many superficial aspects of Tár seemed to ...

But these days, some of the world's most innovative orchestra conductors come from Latin America ... he was accepted into the top conducting school in Vienna, classical music's Mecca.

But these days, some of the world's most innovative orchestra conductors come from Latin America ... (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) OTIS: In 1997, he was accepted into the top conducting school in Vienna, ...