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Applying to be a train conductor, which starts at $26.70 an hour, also becomes easier once a candidate has logged time as a cleaner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Also added to the lineup in Wednesday's announcement were Nigerian singer-songwriter Burna Boy and Venezuelan classical conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

The exquisite lighting, shifting with pastel shades of Spielbergian wonder, lent a cinematic quality that felt appropriate to a stage named in honor of composer and conductor John Williams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

This year’s music director, the eminent Finnish conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen, is himself a festival alumnus, having already held the job in 1999 and 2001.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

And then, like there was a conductor waving a baton, we both started laughing at the same time.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

The orchestra is famed for taking startling chances on charismatic, emerging but inexperienced conductors of exceptional talent who reached greatness and became dazzling stars over long tenures.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

The LA Philharmonic's creative director Esa-Pekka Salonen described Harding as "absolutely one of the most important conductors of our time".

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

By helping researchers quickly identify fast-ion conductors, the method could accelerate the development of high-performance solid-state battery technologies.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026

Although she chased cats, bit bus conductors and left messes on other people’s rugs, Tulip was inarguably the love of J.R.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

“But these are the only conductors on the train. You must be mistaken.”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie