Sentence examples for held audience from inspiring English sources

Not mentioned in Davidson's book is the fact that Sagan held audience with the Dalai Lama.

Joshua Worby, the orchestra's executive director, said a multiplicity of conductors offering a variety of approaches held audience appeal, suggesting an argument for the leaderless model and against trying to replace Mr. Perlman, a commanding presence who, having raised the orchestra's game and reinvigorated its audience, is not easily replaced.

At the "Sunday Night Sings" in Baldwin Auditorium, the band played hit tunes, led group singing ("follow the bouncing ball"), and held "audience participation events" like the "So You Want to Lead a Band" contest.

(Kozinn) ★ Mitsuko Uchida (Wednesday) This exemplary pianist held audiences at Carnegie spellbound with her recent performances of late Beethoven sonatas.

For years, you've held audiences in contempt, deliberately making your works obtuse.

Still, for generations, singers of "Winterreise" have held audiences spellbound with song alone, operating in the usual concert format.

Toby Spence, who held audiences spellbound in that production as the doomed Lensky, took the award for best singer.

Raúl Ruiz, the Chilean-born film director who has died aged 70 after suffering a lung infection, held audiences with his glittering eye for more than 40 years.

The film is verbose but has long held audiences because of the passionate performances of Burton and O'Toole, which rank among the finest of their careers.

One of the world's great Schubert interpreters, Ms. Uchida also held audiences at Carnegie spellbound with her recent performances of late Beethoven sonatas.

The results have held audiences in Munich and beyond in thrall.