Great Performances, The Conductor

Friday, March 25, at 9 PM

Repeats Saturday, March 26, at 2 AM

Airs on Fusion on Sunday, March 27, at 5 PM and Tuesday, March 29, at 8 PM

Learn the story of Marin Alsop, the first female conductor of a major symphony. This production documents her journey from playing the violin as an ambitious 9-year-old who longed to conduct to ultimately becoming music director of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Despite repeated rejection from the classical music establishment, Alsop persevered.