A conductor in search of the Furtwängler factor

Cristian Macelaru’s in-your-face style frees up the RTÉ NSO, perhaps too much so

Changing of the guard at RTÉ orchestras presents an opportunity

As the principal conductors of the NSO and the CO finish up, the question arises: how best to deal with their succession?

Bruckner: Symphony No 9 London Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Haitink

‘A singer, dancer, policeman, psychiatrist and clown’

Gábor Takács-Nagy knows what it takes to be a good conductor, and he’s more than happy to share it