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LISZTS | Top Ten Photos Of Conductors Lost In The Moment

Conductors are the superheroes of the classical music world – figureheads that shape the sounds of the orchestra through powerful gestures and passionate will. We’ve collected a few of our favourite photos of conductors completely lost in the rapture of music.

1: Leonard Bernstein

Bernstein conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the Shostakovich No. 7, June 24, 1988. (Photo: Steve J. Sherman)
Bernstein conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the Shostakovich No. 7, June 24, 1988. (Photo: Steve J. Sherman)

2: James Levine

James Levine

3: Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von Karajan

4: Valery Gergiev

Valery Gergiev

5: Marin Alsop

Baltimore Symphony music director Marin Alsop

6: Stéphane Denève

Stéphane Denève

7: Gustavo Dudamel

Gustavo Dudamel (Photo: Chris Christodoulou)

8: Alondra de la Parra

Alondra de la Parra (Photo: Fernando Aceves)

9: Simon Rattle

Simon Rattle conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2012.

10: Krzysztof Urbański

Krzysztof Urbański (Photo Tina Fineberg)

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