He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally, which he bolstered with appearances as a guest conductor later in his career in Europe and the United States.

Lenny Bernstein, my own personal maestro.

But what about the conductor? What can you say the conductor was doing, actually?

So please, wait for the conductor.

1926) 2014 Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor (b.

Also famous is the conductor Seiji Ozawa.

Hi Quincy. Hi Maestro Zander. Hi Mark.

You know, this little office of the conductor.

Let's see somebody else, a great conductor.

Let's look at the next conductor, Richard Strauss.

1895) 1977 Leopold Stokowski, English conductor (b.

You're not asked.

Tom was invited.

Am I invited?

I was invited.

Were you invited?

They don't often even look at the conductor.

Maestro, with all due respect, when should I start?

1913) 1959 Heitor Villa Lobos, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b.

I'll treat you.

Tom is a guest.

He was not invited.

I want to be invited.

You aren't invited.

I wasn't invited.

You weren't invited.

The conductor of an orchestra doesn't make a sound.

1957) 2007 Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (b.

1943) 1999 Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish pianist and composer (b.

1960) 2011 John Barry, English composer and conductor (b.

1876) 1949 Richard Strauss, German composer and manager (b.

1928) 2003 Michael Kamen, American composer and conductor (b.

Records Highest attendances Maracanã 1.

He was the brother of the Portuguese conductor Pedro de Freitas Branco.

Since 2002, its principal conductor has been Sir Simon Rattle.

Guess who was the performing guest?

Tom is our guest.

Tom wasn't invited.

Tom asked if he was invited.

The last guest did that.

Why was I invited?

You're invited to dinner.

Tom should've invited Mary.

I'm rarely invited to parties.

I'm a composer, orchestrally trained, and the inventor of the AlloSphere.