Carl Topilow's guest appearances

Carl Topilow

The Renaissance Podcast

Podium Time

Mike Miller

Michael Thomas

Rick Springfield

Steve Taylor

Mark Sebastian

Etta James

Teddy Abrams

Steve Reich

Holly Williams

Brett Mitchell

Christopher Rountree

George Jackson

Michael Patterson

Sweeney Todd

JoAnn Falletta

OwlTail

Today we're excited to speak with conductor Carl Topilow all about his new book, The Orchestral Conductor's Career Handbook. We cover his advice for young conductors and musicians wanting to start conducting, how to make sure you're ready to win an audition, and how to pick the best school for you.Get 30% off Carl's new book when you pre-order it with the code here.Today we discuss:05:21 Introduction to Carl’s new book; The Orchestral Conductor’s Career Handbook 08:38 Advice on where young musicians should start their journey to conducting19:24 How to pick a program that’s right for you, and the factors that can bring forward or hold back an auditioning conductor38:54 Advice for some of Carl’s favorite people: young musicians and fresh graduates50:21 The most important lessons that Carl learned from other conductors and teachers1:00:24 Hidden Gems and Final adviceHidden Gems:Moritz Moszkowski - Suite for Two Violins and Piano in G Minor, Op. 71https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzV_ikDQiwY (original w/ score)https://youtu.be/4qjGwV2DfnQ (Carl’s arrangement)Franz Berwald - Symphony No.3 in C-major "Sinfonie singulière" (1845)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0G1Z9dwyPURozsa: Theme,Variations and Finale - Bernstein - NYP 1943https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0fpNSKVisoRezso Kokai – Four Hungarian Dances for Clarinet and Orchestrahttps://youtu.be/8mGy8fPJ0zI (Carl’s arrangement)Bela Kovacs – Homage to Carl Maria von WeberAlexey Shor - Verdianahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-EFAw7yR7YFind this and all other episodes at PodiumTimePod.com. Subscribe and download Podium Time on your favorite podcast player and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @PodiumTimePod. You can also join our Facebook Group, the Podium Time Inner Circle to ask questions and continue the conversation after every episode. Want to send us an email? Use the contact page on our website! If you’d like to support the podcast monetarily and get bonus content, consider joining our Patreon community at Patreon.com/PodiumTimePod. If you’re in the market for a new baton, use our promo code “PodiumTime” at Pagubatons.com for 20% off your first order. Support the show

Today we're excited to speak with conductor <a href="https://www.carltopilow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carl Topilow</a> all about his new book, <a href="https://www.carltopilow.com/the-orchestral-conductors-career-handbook" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Orchestral Conductor's Career Handbook. </a>We cover his advice for young conductors and musicians wanting to start conducting, how to make sure you're ready to win an audition, and how to pick the best school for you. Get 30% off Carl's new book when you pre-order it with the code <a href="https://www.carltopilow.com/the-orchestral-conductors-career-handbook" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a> Today we discuss:<ul><li>05:21 Introduction to Carl’s new book; The Orchestral Conductor’s Career Handbook </li><li>08:38 Advice on where young musicians should start their journey to conducting</li><li>19:24 How to pick a program that’s right for you, and the factors that can bring forward or hold back an auditioning conductor</li><li>38:54 Advice for some of Carl’s favorite people: young musicians and fresh graduates</li><li>50:21 The most important lessons that Carl learned from other conductors and teachers</li><li>1:00:24 Hidden Gems and Final advice</li></ul>Hidden Gems:<ul><li>Moritz Moszkowski - Suite for Two Violins and Piano in G Minor, Op. 71<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzV_ikDQiwY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzV_ikDQiwY</a> (original w/ score)</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/4qjGwV2DfnQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/4qjGwV2DfnQ</a> (Carl’s arrangement)</li></ul></li><li>Franz Berwald - Symphony No.3 in C-major "Sinfonie singulière" (1845)<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0G1Z9dwyPU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0G1Z9dwyPU</a></li></ul></li><li>Rozsa: Theme,Variations and Finale - Bernstein - NYP 1943<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0fpNSKViso" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0fpNSKViso</a></li></ul></li><li>Rezso Kokai – Four Hungarian Dances for Clarinet and Orchestra<ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/8mGy8fPJ0zI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/8mGy8fPJ0zI</a> (Carl’s arrangement)</li></ul></li><li>Bela Kovacs – Homage to Carl Maria von Weber</li><li>Alexey Shor - Verdiana<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-EFAw7yR7Y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-EFAw7yR7Y</a></li></ul></li></ul>Find this and all other episodes at <a href="https://podiumtimepod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PodiumTimePod.com</a>. Subscribe and download Podium Time on your favorite podcast player and connect with us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/podiumtimepod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook,</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PodiumTimePod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/PodiumTimePod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at @PodiumTimePod. You can also join our Facebook Group, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/410292796479346/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podium Time Inner Circle</a> to ask questions and continue the conversation after every episode. Want to send us an email? Use the <a href="https://podiumtimepod.com/contact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">contact</a> page on our website! If you’d like to support the podcast monetarily and get bonus content, consider joining our Patreon community at <a href="https://patreon.com/podiumtimepod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/PodiumTimePod</a>. If you’re in the market for a new baton, use our promo code “PodiumTime” at <a href="https://www.pagubatons.com/?ApplyPromo=podiumtime" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pagubatons.com</a> for 20% off your first order. <a href="https://patreon.com/podiumtimepod" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

PT104: Common Sense and Working with People: Carl Topilow on Advice for Beginning Conductors, Standing out in Auditions, and How to Pick the Program that’s Right for You

Maestro Carl Topilow reveals what made him fall in love with music, confesses his most embarrassing on-stage moment, and his secrets to creating successful symphonies.

Maestro Carl Topilow reveals what made him fall in love with music, confesses his most embarrassing on-stage moment, and his secrets to creating successful symphonies.

Carl Topilow and Musical Success