Life after Tár: conductors at the 2023 BBC Proms

Top photographer Chris Christodoulou with more unusual postures on the podium

by TheartsdeskFriday, 15 September 2023

Gemma New, conducting Prom 44All images by Chris Christodoulou

A conductor who can now add "Gár" to his less flattering sobriquets may not have appeared as advertised at this year's Proms, but surely Chris Christodoulou can find a photo of him punching the air among his 43 years' worth of conductor portraits from "the biggest music festival in the world". We'll do without this time.

For the past 13 of those years, Chris has given theartsdesk the benefit of images which may not have made the main cut but which are wonderfully revealing of commitment and idiosyncrasy. His selection for 2023, like the season itself which was a huge success both financially and artistically, is as rich as ever. Click on the images for the full picture.

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Dalia Stasevska (Prom 1)

Anja Bihlmaier (Prom 5)

Mark Wigglesworth (Prom 6)

Josep Pons (Prom 8)

Mark Elder (Prom 16)

Michael Seal (Prom 18)

Maxim Emelyanychev (Prom 19)

Ryan Bancroft (Prom 21)

Klaus Mäkelä (Prom 27)

John Wilson (Prom 30)

Jaime Martín (Prom 32)

John Storgårds (Prom 33)

Sakari Oramo (Prom 35)

Iván Fischer (Prom 37)

Santtu-Matias Rouvali (Prom 42)

Gemma New (Prom 44)

Andris Nelsons (Prom 52)

Semyon Bychkov (Prom 65)

Raphaël Pichon (Prom 69)

Sophie Jeannin (Prom 69b)

Domingo Hindoyan (Prom 70)

Marin Alsop (Prom 71)

For the past 13 years, Chris Christodoulou has given theartsdesk the benefit of images wonderfully revealing of commitment and idiosyncracy

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