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The Young One: A Portrait of the Conductor Simone Young (1995)

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clip Maestro Simone Young education content clip 2

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Australian Simone Young was the assistant conductor to Daniel Barenboim. He comments on her qualities. Barenboim observes that the conductor’s right hand maintains the beat and the left hand is used for nuance, colour and phrasing. Her manager, Michael Lewin, recalls his first introduction to Young.