The Travelling Conductor – Notes from the Podium and the Road

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A garment bag and a carry-on suitcase on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris

Carry-On Only With a Tailcoat: How a Travelling Conductor Packs for the World

It's Friday evening in a concert hall, somewhere in Europe. In twenty minutes, I'll make my debut here — standing in front of an orchestra I've never conducted before a live audience. The tailcoat fits. The score and the baton are ready. Everything I need

Maestro on the Move in Florence: Packing for a Musical Journey

The Baton, the Suitcase, and the Metronome

Welcome to travellingconductor.com. This is the first post. It will be self-indulgent. I make no apologies. There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes not from being tired, but from being in the wrong city. You know the feeling — you wake up, the ceiling is unfamiliar, the light

Travelling light through the orchestral world.

Carry-On Only With a Tailcoat: How a Travelling Conductor Packs for the World

The Baton, the Suitcase, and the Metronome

Posts on travel, gear and the life between concerts. No algorithms, just words.