The ‘Converse Conductor’ Fighting Elitism in Classical Music Jonathon Heyward wears sneakers onstage and embraces genres like jazz as part of his effort to bring more people into the concert hall.

When Field decided to write a movie about a classical conductor, he called Mike Knobloch, president of music and publishing at NBC-Universal, for advice. Knobloch suggested he reach out to Mauceri ...

The conductor: Stravinsky’s protégé Robert Craft, at 35 one of the world’s leading interpreters of avant-garde music. First performed in Venice last fall (TIME, Oct. 6).