Chris and Sridhar discuss session gigs, band education, Chris’ dream of becoming a piano salesman, Howard Hanson’s Symphony No. 2, Gerard Schwarz, the Seattle Symphony, and the art of conducting.

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Pierre Boulez with hula girls

Karajan conducts Sibelius: Finlandia

Karajan conducts Smetana: The Moldau

Karajan conducts Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger

Wayne Bergeron

Malcolm McNab

Movies Jim Walker has played in

Ratatouille - Wall Rat (Jim Walker flute solo)

Alexander Malofeev plays Rachmaninoff - Lilacs

Gerard Schwarz conducts Howard Hanson's Symphony No. 2

Howard Hanson - wikipedia

Hanson Symphony No. 2 - wikipedia

Gerard Schwarz - wikipedia

Bernstein plays Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

Aaron Copland: Duo for Flute and Piano

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"

András Schiff: Schubert documentary

Seattle Symphony on YouTube

Trumpet player disagrees with Bernstein - BBC Symphony

Leonard Bernstein rehearses Elgar's Enigma Variations