The Well-Tempered Ear

Classical music: Keep Your Eye On – young conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla

By Jacob Stockinger

Female conductors are getting less rare these days.

But they are still an exception in the largely male world of conducting.

So when The Ear saw and heard the following report – by Harry Smith for NBC’s Today Show — about the young firecracker and Lithuanian female conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, who is with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he thought it would be good to share with his readers.

Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla. Foto: Philipp Zinniker

Here is a link to the TV report (the photo below is by the Los Angeles Times):

http://www.hulu.com/watch/889178

Here is a link to more detailed background:

http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/mirga-grazinyte-tyla

And here is an interview with her and music conducted by her on YouTube: