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One of the world’s most prestigious and intensive musical competitions took over downtown Fort Worth these past few weeks. Will its winner prove to be another Yunchan Lim-style sensation?

The artist’s potent animated film played against a superb live account of the 10th Symphony from Marin Alsop and the Philharmonia Orchestra

In recent years there have been many films about orchestra conductors. At the beginning of this year we had Tar, based on the conductor Marin Alsop. Also premiering soon are Divertimento, a film about the creation of an orchestra of the same name by conductor Zahia Ziouani, and Maestro, a…

Streamers, balloons, EU flags – and musical greatness – filled the air during a fun, energetic and diverse final concert of the Proms season. We sent a Last Night novice along to have his preconceptions shattered

Female conductors will take to the podiums at both Ravinia and Grant Park.

Dalia Stasevska and Marin Alsop among 10 women conducting in 2023 season as festival moves towards gender equality

Musicians and music scholars are excited to see Tár earn Oscar nominations in 2023. The psychological thriller is set in the rarefied world of classical music, starring Cate Blanchett as a brilliant, ruthless conductor of the real and renowned Berlin Philharmonic.

Dark obsession dominates in films about music. By contrast Spielberg captures the playfulness of cinema and storytelling, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

Tár follows a fictional all-powerful female orchestra conductor and her fall from the height of her career. Lydia Tár is portrayed as one of the top conductors in the world and the first female conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic.