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BERNSTEIN SAID TEACHING IS THE MOST NOBLE OF PROFESSIONS. CAN CONDUCTING BE TAUGHT? IVÁN FISCHER SAYS YES! DO YOU?

BERNSTEIN SAID TEACHING IS THE MOST NOBLE OF PROFESSIONS. CAN CONDUCTING BE TAUGHT? IVÁN FISCHER SAYS YES! DO YOU?

Some people think conductors teach because they have failed. They are so wrong. Bernstein was right. Teaching is noble. And Iván Fischer is one of the best. Read on.

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BERNSTEIN SAID TEACHING IS THE MOST NOBLE OF PROFESSIONS. CAN CONDUCTING BE TAUGHT? IVÁN FISCHER SAYS YES! DO YOU?
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In 1963, during the Young People’s Concerts #24, Leonard Bernstein said: “Teaching is probably the noblest profession in the world — the most unselfish, difficult, and honorable profession, but it is also the most unappreciated, underrated, underpaid, and under-praised profession in the world.”

He might have become the most famous classical musician tea…

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