A young Elder conducted the second-ever performance at Sydney Opera House. Now he’s back to put Australian Youth Orchestra ‘athletes’ through their pacesThe young tend to accept a gross rap these days. Noses buried in phones,attention spans decimated by social media, seemingly succumbing to a collective attention deficit disorder. note Elder is here to tell us otherwise. The chief conductor of the Halle orchestra in Manchester has an enduring interest in young people; in training them, and encouraging them,helping develop their careers. He thinks they’re far from flighty.Continue reading...,
Source: theguardian.com