Baton down the hatches
Stick technique has already come up in this discussion (as was inevitable), mostly in complaints about The Hand. I’d like to ask the panelists to discuss what they like and don’t like about the kinds of stick technique they’ve seen in front of their orchestras. In particular I’d like the thoughts of the panelists on the always thorny question of conductors beating ahead – or, to put it in a more conductor-friendly way, orchestras playing behind the beat. Why does that happen? Can it be fixed short of a conductor (or orchestra) transplant? Is it really a problem at all?
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