The Philadelphia Orchestra has named a new assistant conductor, Naomi Woo. She's early in her career but already making a mark and paving a path for future generations of music lovers.

A conductor does a lot more that just ... putting all the different voices together with chorus, costumes, staging, and finally orchestra. It's such a thrill when it all works.

Pappano succeeded Simon Rattle as the LSO’s chief conductor last September and has a quick commute from his home in Hampstead to the LSO's Barbican Centre base. He is leading the orchestra on a ...