Five artists based in or from Montreal are up for Grammy nominations tonight at the 66th annual awards show. Rufus Wainwright, Allison Russel, William Shatner and multi-award-winning composer Yannick Nézet-Séguin all up for trophies again.
Montreal conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin says he employed a secret weapon in teaching Bradley Cooper how to conduct like Leonard Bernstein in the upcoming biopic Maestro an earpiece.
Montreal conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin says he employed a secret weapon in teaching Bradley Cooper how to conduct like Leonard Bernstein in the upcoming biopic "Maestro" an earpiece.
What do great conductors listen to when they're not on the podium? Nézet-Séguin made a playlist, specifically for Fresh Air, of music that inspires him (plus one of his cats' favorite songs).