Helpmelosemoney t1_j6z8ofh wrote on February 2, 2023 at 10:54 PM Reply to I'm Yves Abel, Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. I’ve conducted all over the globe, and even got to work with the great Leonard Bernstein while in training. AMA! by sandiegoopera Probably a hard question for you, because I imagine there will be some bias, but how big of a difference do you think having a conductor makes on the quality of a performance? Would a symphony without a conductor sound horrible? Permalink 1
Helpmelosemoney t1_j6z8ofh wrote
Reply to I'm Yves Abel, Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. I’ve conducted all over the globe, and even got to work with the great Leonard Bernstein while in training. AMA! by sandiegoopera
Probably a hard question for you, because I imagine there will be some bias, but how big of a difference do you think having a conductor makes on the quality of a performance? Would a symphony without a conductor sound horrible?