In Good Hands: The Making of a Modern Conductor

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Writing with refreshing passion, and with her own personal story at its heart,Alice Farnham sets out to explore what it means to be a conductor in moderntimes. Uniquely, she draws on a wealth of insights from fellow conductors,each with their own perspectives and specialisms - from luminaries such asAntonio Pappano and Jane Glover, to a new generation making their own distinctivemark on the profession. This is not a guide on how to conduct: for music lovers and music makers, notleast aspiring conductors, it's a frank, fascinating portrait of what conductingreally entails today. Beyond that, it's a book about leadership, full of timelysentiment on who gets to lead, and what it takes to unite and inspire people.

Alice Farnham is listed in the Classic FM Today's Ten BestWomen Conductors and in the BBC Woman's Hour MusicPower List. Recent engagements include concerts with the PhilharmoniaOrchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC ConcertOrchestra, and Southbank Sinfonia. She has been a GuestConductor on productions at Royal Opera House, MariinskyTheatre, Calgary Opera, Folkoperan Stockholm, WermlandsOpera Karlstad, Grange Park Opera, Singapore Lyric Opera,and Teatru Manoel Valetta. She was Music Director foraward-winning productions at Welsh National Youth Operaand returns for Shostakovich's Cheryomushki in 2022.