20 Best Conductor Podcasts

1. Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler

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The Embrace Everything podcast series is an exploration and celebration of the music of Gustav Mahler. Throughout his life, Mahler insisted that music had to, literally, embrace everything. This makes his compositions unusually rich in what they offer both audience and musicians. Each season explores a different Mahler symphony and includes interviews with leading conductors, music scholars and musicians. Additionally, Mahler's own words and those of his contemporaries are read by actors. MORE Host Aaron Cohen
Producer/Network Aaron Cohen
Email ****@theworldofgustavmahler.org
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2. UpBeat from Everything Conducting

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Hosted by John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez, UpBeat is a podcast by conductors, for conductors that puts an 'upbeat' spin on a range of topics. Whether you conduct an orchestra, band, chorus, ballet, opera or other type of ensemble-- we want to help and provide a place for fun, engaging discussion. From the EverythingConducting.com team.MORE Hosts John Devlin, Enrico Lopez-Yau00f1ez
Producer/Network John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 22Facebook 1.7KInstagram 1.9K Avg Length 68 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Tea with Netty

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What's brewing backstage with the Orchestra. Tea with Netty is the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's new podcast hosted by viola player Annette Isserlis (Netty). Over a cuppa (or something a little stronger...), Netty chats with a variety of conductors, players and other guests as she 'spills the tea' on the side of classical music you don't normally hear.MORE Host Annette Isserlis
Producer/Network Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Email ****@oae.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 15Twitter 17.2K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Conductors' Brew

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Orchestra conductors Larry Spell and Matt Mainella discus with their guests the joys and challenges of working in classical music.
Producer/Network Dr. Lawrence Spell and Dr. Matthew Mainella
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 71 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Down the Pit

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Professional musicians Sami Merdinian and Ian Loew are the co-hosts of Down the Pit, a podcast series that delves into the world of classical music, bringing in leading conductors, composers, and performers to the show, to demystify, promote increased accessibility for the genre, and analyze its future. Each episode will have an incredible guest, and through casual and fun conversations, we will dive into their fascinating lives. To become a Down the Pit supporter, please visit www.Anchor.FM/Down-the-Pit.MORE Hosts Sami Merdinian, Ian Loew
Producer/Network Down the Pit
Email ****@downthepit.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 37Facebook 111Instagram 525 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Early Music Monday

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Once understood at even a surface level, early music has the power to transform how all music is heard and felt. Discussions and interviews about a wide range of topics within the choral art and how those principles can help conductors, singers, and audience members have a deeper appreciation for historical music. We aim to connect the fundamental elements of early music to the music of more contemporary times to illustrate the relevance early music still holds...MORE Producer/Network Kameron Kavanaugh
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 18 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Moveable Do

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Composer and conductor Steve Danielson interviews other living composers to learn about their journeys, successes, and learning experiences. Each episode features an interview with the composers about their lives plus a review of 4 of their pieces (including audio!). To become a guest, or to suggest one, email ****@gmail.com.MORE Host Steve Danielson
Producer/Network Steve Danielson
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 12Instagram 196 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Ic2us: The Evolving Conductor

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Ic2us is your source for any and everything conducting, listening, teaching, and music making. Treat yourself to a weekly dose of musical inspiration as we pick the minds of great conductors and delve into note worthy repertoire. If you're a musician, teacher, or conductor: you've found your people.MORE Host Lisa Tatum
Producer/Network Lisa Tatum
Email ****@lcu.edu
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 23Twitter 7 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. The Conductor's Podcast

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The Conductor's Podcast is a space created for conductors and musicians who are curious and interested in learning more about the profession, crafts, industry, and business. The host Chaowen Ting, founder of Girls Who Conductor, has mentored hundreds of conductors from across the globe. She created the Conductor's Podcast to share all the behind the scene secrets with you while interviewing conductors, musicians, and business gurus from around the world...MORE Host Chaowen Ting
Producer/Network Chaowen Ting
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 24Facebook 890Instagram 917 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. One Symphony with Devin Patrick Hughes

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A podcast that explores classical music's relevance in our modern lives. Conductor Devin Patrick Hughes will share with you stories and conversations with musicians, composers, and artistic entrepreneurs that aim to unite us into one symphonic world. New episodes every other Monday.MORE Host Devin Patrick Hughes
Producer/Network Devin Patrick Hughes
Email ****@devinpatrickhughes.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 15Facebook 1.3K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Video Podcast YouTube
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11. The Choir Conductor

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Welcome to The Choir Conductor Podcast! Each episode features a conversation with people in the choir or music education profession. Go to zachthompsonmusic.weebly.com for more information.
Producer/Network Zach Thompson
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. Musical Minutes with John and John

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An informal and fun discussion between two classically trained conductors who also work in musical theatre. ***Intro and outro music ('BeBop 25') provided under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.comMORE Producer/Network John McKeever/John Norine, Jr.
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7Facebook 134 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. The Band Room Podcast

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Welcome to The Band Room! A podcast bringing you the best of band. Host, Dylan Rook Maddix sits down with the movers and shakers of the wind world, conductors, composers, teachers and performers. Have your ears opened to the new and exciting and take your seat in The Band Room!MORE Producer/Network Dylan Rook Maddix
Email ****@bandroompod.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 54 Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. BEETHOVEN WAS A ROCKSTAR

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Welcome to Beethoven was a rockstar! A podcast that will explore The limits between music styles and why we created so many labels to define them. My name is Alexandra Arrieche, I am the Conductor of Night of the Proms and the Music Director of the Henderson symphony orchestra. I will be interviewing iconic figures from both classical and pop music, to find where the boundaries are and break through them.MORE Producer/Network Alexandra Arrieche
Email ****@aol.com
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 11Facebook 451Twitter 44 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

15. Podium Time

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The Podcast for Conductors and Students. On Podium Time we interview professional, established, and emerging conductors and teachers from orchestras, symphonies, ballets, operas, and bands around the globe. We dig into the weeds of score study, rehearsal, leadership, musicianship, education, classical and contemporary composers, and all the things that they don't teach us in school. Please visit https://PodiumTimePod.com to view show notes and all episodes.MORE Producer/Network Podium Time
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12Facebook 932Twitter 69Instagram 469 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

16. Kids Q The Music

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Rebecca Lane and daughter Zara Lane of The Lane School of Music talk to musical performers, conductors, composers, and kids like you to ask them the questions you've always wondered. Classical music is for everyone (especially kids!) and it's interesting and fun when you ask the right questions.MORE Producer/Network Rebecca Lane and Zara Lane
Email ****@upperbeachesmusic.com
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Apple Rating 3.8/5Apple Reviews 14 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

17. Inside the Music: The Reno Phil Podcast

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Welcome to Inside the Music: The Reno Phil Podcast, where we discuss the concerts, events and other activities of the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra. Laura Jackson, Music Director and Conductor of the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra, and Chris Morrison, the Orchestra's program annotator, are your hosts for informal and informative talks about the music and guest artists for each of the Reno Philharmonic's performances...MORE Producer/Network Reno Phil
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 4Facebook 8KInstagram 4.3K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

18. Renaissance Man - Philip Brunelle and Music

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This podcast is an ongoing interview series with noted conductor, organist, musical leader, educator and entrepreneur Philip Brunelle.
Producer/Network Tim Brunelle
Email ****@helloviking.com
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Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

19. The Art of Listening

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Welcome to The Art of Listening, a Podcast about classical music, conducting, composition, the business of music, and how to listen to it all. Each week, conductor, composer, and violinist Gabriel Gordon and a host of featured guests discuss the Art of Listening.MORE Producer/Network Gabriel Gordon and Jeff Bradbury
Email ****@BradburyMusic.com
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 24Facebook 70Twitter 70 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

20. A Thousand Pictures ... of Classical Music

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'A picture speaks a thousand words, but music speaks a thousand pictures'. Hosted by the Australian conductor Scott Wilson, the A Thousand Pictures podcast is an introduction to classical music: some of the most thrilling music ever imagined.MORE Producer/Network Scott Wilson
Email ****@athousandpictures.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 34Facebook 165Twitter 11Instagram 98 Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact