Great Performances

Great Performances: The Conductor

Follow Marin Alsop’s journey to become the first female music director of a major American symphony despite repeated rejection by the classical music industry. Features archival footage with her mentor Leonard Bernstein and is set to a soundtrack of her performances.

Great Performances: The Conductor

1h 24m

Follow Marin Alsop’s journey to become the first female music director of a major American symphony despite repeated rejection by the classical music industry. Features archival footage with her mentor Leonard Bernstein and is set to a soundtrack of her performances.

Previews + Extras

  • The Conductor Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Conductor Preview

    S49 E20 - 30s

    Follow Marin Alsop’s journey to become the first female music director of a major American symphony despite repeated rejection by the classical music industry. Features archival footage with her mentor Leonard Bernstein and is set to a soundtrack of her performances.

  • Marin Alsop on Female Conductors: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Marin Alsop on Female Conductors

    S49 E20 - 2m 7s

    Marin Alsop works with two rising female conductors, Lina González-Granados and Alexandra Arrieche, on their technique and how to break into the male-dominated industry.

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