How do you become a conductor?

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What makes a new generation of conductors different from all those before? What else do you need to conduct apart from strength, empathy and rhythm? How do you even learn it? Three stars give an insight into their dream job: Alondra de la Parra, Marie Jacquot and Leslie Suganandarajah. Twist" also looks at the training of young talents.

The image of the male maestro has now become a diverse image. A female one. A young one. This is another reason why more and more young people want to take up the profession and learn how to play the orchestral instrument.

At the University of Music and Drama in Hamburg, they get the chance to do so - if they have "the aura", as Professor Ulrich Windfuhr says.

The ARTE culture program "Twist - How do you become a conductor?" impressively shows how Ulrich Windfuhr rehearses with his students and accompanies two talented musicians to a concert.
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