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For her latest orchestral release, the American conductor goes back to repertoire she learned as a student at Tanglewood with Leonard Bernstein

As he turns 70, the classical music maestro discusses how Pierre Boulez, Leonard Bernstein, but also Frank Zappa and Björk were influential in his life.

See the audience loving the music. they just love the music. the reaction from the audience, from our chief conductor and every member of the orchestra was just — wow. there were, he says, many times he was told to find an easier hobby. his answer was always to practise even harder. even if people around you are saying it's not possible — it is difficult, but sometimes it could be a wonderful result if you go your own way and live your dreams and do what you think, which makes you happy. he will be with the bournemouth symphony orchestra for two years, playing, touring and teaching the nex...

This, felix's debut on the stage in poole this week. fantastic. the expectation was great when he came on the stage with his horn on the stands. and then you could just see the audience just loving the music. theyjust loved the music. and the reaction from the audience but also from our chief conductor, from every member of the orchestra wasjust, oh, wow. there were he says many times he was told to find an easier hobby. his answer was always to practise even harder. even if people around you are saying this is not possible, it is difficult, but sometimes it could be a wonderful result to go y...

Premieres Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 at 9 p.m. and Sunday, Oct, 31 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2. Go inside the mind of a genius as host Scott Yoo and fellow musicians undertake a recording of Beethoven's most personal music at a historic Berkshires manor to explore the composer's brilliant career where they are visited by some unexpected guests.