conductor

A conductor is an individual who directs the performance of an orchestra, choir, or other musical ensemble by guiding tempo, dynamics, and expression to unify the musicians’ interpretation of a piece.

Observed surface forms (5)

• bandleader ×40
• orchestral conductor ×16
• opera conductor ×5
• orchestra conductor ×3
• French conductor ×1

Instances (121)

• Georges Longy
• Serge Koussevitzky
• Seiji Ozawa
• Alfred Newman
• Max Steiner
• Jaime Nunó
• Romano Mussolini via concept surface "bandleader"
• Herbert Blomstedt via concept surface "orchestral conductor"
• Heribert
  surface form: Heribert von Karajan
• Alan Silvestri
• John Williams
• Andris Nelsons
• Pops via concept surface "bandleader"
  surface form: Louis Armstrong
• Fletcher Henderson via concept surface "bandleader"
• James Levine
• Charles Munch via concept surface "orchestral conductor"
• Earl Hines via concept surface "bandleader"
• Jean-Baptiste Lully
• Jerry Goldsmith
• Pierre Monteux via concept surface "orchestral conductor"
• Lil Hardin Armstrong via concept surface "bandleader"
• Bill Conti
• Erich Leinsdorf
• Count Basie via concept surface "bandleader"
• James Horner
• William Steinberg via concept surface "orchestral conductor"
• David Rose
• Bernard Haitink
• Duke Ellington via concept surface "bandleader"
• Herbie Hancock via concept surface "bandleader"
• Carlos Santana via concept surface "bandleader"
• Pierre Boulez via concept surface "orchestral conductor"
• Jeff Alexander
• Louis Armstrong via concept surface "bandleader"
• Oliver Wallace
• Louis via concept surface "bandleader"
  surface form: Louis Armstrong
• Bobby McFerrin
• Tan Dun
• Ennio Morricone
• Frank Basile via concept surface "bandleader"
• Hugo Riesenfeld
• Herbert von Karajan via concept surface "orchestral conductor"
• Itzhak Perlman
• Jay Blackton
• Miles Davis via concept surface "bandleader"
• W. C. Handy via concept surface "bandleader"
• Lionel Hampton via concept surface "bandleader"
• Max Roach via concept surface "bandleader"
• Coleman Hawkins via concept surface "bandleader"
• Sergio Mendes via concept surface "bandleader"