Sentence examples for conductor it from inspiring English sources
Nor was he drawn to further engagements as a ballet conductor: "it offers special problems of fitting in with the dances and the dancers, most of whom, I'm sorry to say, seem to have musical appreciation confined to an ability to count beats".
Formed in 1990 by Mikhail Pletnev, the pianist and conductor, it proudly asserted its status as the country's first orchestra not to be sponsored by the government.
With Colin Davis as its elder-statesman principal conductor, it is also quite conservative -- some would say less compelling.
In addition to working under a conductor it disliked, the BBC SO found its role as a pioneer of progressive music gone, and its performances of the standard classics criticised as under-rehearsed (particularly during Proms seasons) compared with those given by Legge's Philharmonia and others.
If the 16th hole has a conductor, it is Leonard.
When I try to describe it to the soloists and the guest conductors, it's indescribable.
"Maybe when there are lots of female conductors, it won't be an issue," she said.
The compound is a prime ingredient of window glass and fibre-optic cable; a semi-conductor, it's also a mainstay of computer chips.
But for matatu drivers and conductors it's giving them an edge over intense competition for passengers.
The orchestra of the 1960s had a reputation for tormenting conductors it disliked; even such notorious martinets as George Szell were given a hard time.
