Canberra International Music Festival Interview Blog

Interviews with the distinguished directors, conductors, composers and performers of the 2011 Canberra International Music Festival. A frenzy of activity with 34 concerts over the period of May 11th-22nd. Brought to you by Shin Kurihara and Tobias Chisnall. For more information on the Canberra International Music festival, visit the CIMFsite .

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Saturday 14 May 2011

The Conductor - John Harding

Interview with John Harding, Conductor in the CIMF.



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John Harding is an extremely respected and experienced Australian musician.  As a former directer of the Australian National Academy of music, former artistic director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, leader of the Australia Ensemble and leader of the Sydney String Quartet, he has an incredibly unique insight into the way music is performed and managed in Australia and abroad.

In this interview John shares his thoughts on the broad scale state of orchestral management and the practicalities of financing musical institutions, the influence of technology on conducting and performing, pedagogy, the increasing presence of sex-appeal and advertising in classical music, the influence of tradition on music making, and what makes for meaningful music.

Throughout the interview his humour and his love of music shine through the many astute observations about the music industry and what it means to be a conductor and a musician.

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