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Introduction
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The inaugural talk at the Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge saw Sir Mark Elder, Music Director of the Hallé Orchestra, consider the question ‘Are conductors really necessary?’ He immediately charmed the audience by relating how, before taking to the conductor’s podium at Bridgewater Hall, he habitually gives a pat to a small elephant purchased from a Hebden Bridge antique shop. What emerged strongly was his power as a communicator. This is a quality essential to a conductor, who, as he explained, has to be true to the music he hears with his inner ear. The communication process could be seen as intellectual, but the method is intensely physical, with the tiniest inflections and gestures conveying something of the musical quality he is seeking.
Sir Mark spoke eloquently of his experiences as a conductor of orchestras all over the world. It was a rare privilege to hear from someone so passionately involved in his art and craft, communicating so directly with an audience largely consisting of non-musicians. The role of conductor is one curiously balanced between power and vulnerability, summed up powerfully in Sir Mark’s image of needing to wear a protective coat of armour but always willingly exposing an open heart.
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Mark Elder
British conductor (born 1947)
Not to be confused with Mark Elder (American football).
Sir Mark Philip ElderCH, CBE (born 2 June 1947) is a British conductor.
Life and career
[edit]Elder was born in Hexham, Northumberland, the son of a dentist.[1] He played the bassoon when in primary school, at Bryanston School, Dorset, and in the National Youth Orchestra, where he was one of the foremost musicians (bassoon and keyboard) of his generation. He attended Corpus Christi College, Cambridge as a choral scholar, where he studied music. He later became a protégé of Sir Edward Downes and gained experience conducting Verdi operas (as well as Prokofiev's War and Peace and Wagner's Meistersinger) in Australia, at the Sydney Opera House.[2]
Early posts
[edit]From 1979 to 1993, Elder was music director of English National Opera (ENO). Elder was part of the "Power House" team at ENO that also included general director Peter Jonas and artistic director David Pountney.[3] He also held positions as Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra (1982–1985) and the London Mozart Players (1980–1983).[citation needed] Elder served as principal guest conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra fro