WATCH THE CONDUCTOR

Orchestral players are often thought of as leading an exciting and glamorous life-style; playing in a great orchestra the breathtaking masterpieces of musical geniuses’ such as Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms to mention but a few, travelling in some style as musical ambassadors’ to the far-flung corners of the globe, and at the same time being inspired to give of their very best by the world’s finest masters’ of interpretation – the conductor! This then is a book of reminiscence, which attempts to give a brief summation of each Maestro I have been privileged to be associated with and at the same time outlines my own orchestral career, though I hasten to add it is not meant to be autobiographical