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The Art of Conducting 2010
The Art of Conducting 2010
Maestros in full flight are unwittingly entertaining, as Chris Christodoulou's photos show
Saturday, 11 September 2010
Prom 32: Matthias Bamert with the European Union Youth OrchestraAll photographs © Chris Christodoulou
Chris Christodoulou has been honing his focus on conductors in past Proms seasons to wonderful effect, but this year has produced a galaxy of master portraits that outdoes even the immortal cartoons of Gerard Hoffnung in entertainment value. We’ve featured many of them throughout our reviews of two months of Proms. Here Chris makes his selection of favourites. Click on a picture to enter the slideshow. All pictures © Chris Christodoulou.
Jiří Bělohlávek, Prom 1
Vasily Petrenko, Prom 4
Semyon Bychkov, Prom 5
Thierry Fischer, Prom 8
Vasily Sinaisky, Prom 12
Paavo Järvi, Prom 14
Oliver Knussen, Prom 15
Andris Nelsons, Prom 16
Sir Mark Elder, Prom 18
Donald Runnicles, Prom 23
David Atherton, Prom 25
Valery Gergiev, Prom 26
Ingo Metzmacher, Prom 34
Lionel Bringuier, Prom 36
Andrew Litton, Prom 38
Vladimir Jurowski, Prom 40
Edward Gardner, Prom 42
Andrey Boreyko, Prom 44
Essa-Pekka Salone, Prom 46
Ivan Volkov, Prom 47
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Prom 52
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Prom 58
Basil Brush, Prom 59
Paul Daniel, Prom 67
Stéphane Denève, Prom 69
Daniele Gatti, Prom 71
Gianandrea Noseda, Prom 74
Who but a photographer would imagine that it's the conductors who provide the greatest visual entertainment?
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