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IS TEDDY ABRAMS THE FUTURE FOR AMERICAN CONDUCTORS? THE ANSWER MAY SURPRISE YOU. WHY?

IS TEDDY ABRAMS THE FUTURE FOR AMERICAN CONDUCTORS? THE ANSWER MAY SURPRISE YOU. WHY?

There are indeed many well known American conductors around the globe. But one stands out above the rest to represent what an American conductor of the future should be. Who? Read on.

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Jun 22, 2024
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IS TEDDY ABRAMS THE FUTURE FOR AMERICAN CONDUCTORS? THE ANSWER MAY SURPRISE YOU. WHY?
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America has a strange relationship with its native conductors.   For the most part, American orchestras, the biggest ones at least, tend to be more conservative, and, even to this day, prefer a conductor with an unpronounceable name, preferably from a European background.  Predictably, Germany, Austria, Hungary, England, Italy and France, were the most …

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