orchestra conductor

53 movies and shows

The Marching Band

Wed, 27 Nov 2024

Diagnosed with leukemia, a successful orchestra conductor learns that he is adopted, and his younger brother is in a village marching band. The conductor decides to help them win a regional contest.

The Hidden Face

Fri, 16 Sep 2011

A Spanish orchestra conductor deals with the mysterious disappearance of his girlfriend.

Su-yeon, a cellist in an orchestra led by her fiancé and conductor Sung-jin, disappears one day, leaving behind only a video recording. Sung-jin is devastated over the loss of Su-yeon, but feels a strong attraction to Mi-ju, a cellist who fills in for his fiancée. Then one rainy night, Sung-jin and Mi-ju get swept away by their mutual desires for each other and commit an unforgivable act at Su-yeon’s house. Meanwhile, Su-yeon, who is thought to have gone missing, remains trapped in a secret room inside her house, and watches the naked truth unravel before her.

Drea & Cloe

Sat, 18 Oct 2025

Two ambitious women, both orchestra conductors, meet in a gothic mansion and are instantly drawn to each other. But their attraction is complicated when they discover they’re rivals for the same prestigious job. What begins as a charged flirtation quickly unravels into a liquor-soaked night of head-banging, broken furniture, sharp objects, and messy confessions of love. Their volatile mix of desire and ambition turns into a darkly comic clash, where the line between romance and rivalry keeps blurring.

Fujimi Orchestra: Cold Front Conductor

Sat, 03 Mar 2012

Tonoin Kei, a musical genius, becomes the new conductor of Fujimi, clashing with the group's leader, Morimura Yuuki, who is unaware of Kei's feelings for him.

A Singing Girl

Mon, 09 Mar 1942

A girl (Alice Babs) from the country moves to Stockholm to become a singer.

Zwischenmusik

Sun, 01 Jan 1995

Wolfgang Sawallisch conducts Hans Werner Henze's opera "Der Prinz von Homburg".

Unfaithfully Yours

Fri, 10 Dec 1948

Before he left for a brief European visit, symphony conductor Sir Alfred De Carter casually asked his staid brother-in-law August to look out for his young wife, Daphne, during his absence. August has hired a private detective to keep tabs on her. But when the private eye's report suggests Daphne might have been canoodling with his secretary, Sir Alfred begins to imagine how he might take his revenge.

Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen

Mon, 07 Apr 2008

Documentary on conductor Herbert van Karajan, focusing on his early adoption of audio and video recording technology and his impetus to make use of it to preserve his musical legacy for future generations.

Jiří Bělohlávek: But I just love conducting so much

Thu, 03 Oct 2019

Dead Again

Fri, 23 Aug 1991

In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.

To Joy

Mon, 20 Feb 1950

Two violinists in the same orchestra fall in love and get married, but they can't get along.

Maestro!

Sat, 31 Jan 2015

Due to the economic recession, the orchestra is shut down. The members hear later that the orchestra will be reformed. Only some of the members, who have not yet been rehired, gather for the orchestra. For the first time since they disbanded the orchestra plays together, but they sound horrible. At that time, the conductor Tetsusaburo Tendou appears in front of them.

The Castle of Sand

Sat, 19 Oct 1974

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.

Crackle of Death

Sun, 28 Mar 1976

The first of two Kolchak: The Night Stalker compilation TV films. It combines two episodes of the Kolchak TV series, Firefall (about the ghost of an arsonist that tries to take over a renowned conductor's body as his doppelgänger) and The Energy Eater (about a Native American bear-spirit haunting a newly built hospital) and adds new narration by Darren McGavin.

The Bolero

Mon, 01 Oct 1973

The first part of this Academy Award-winning short consists of a behind-the-scenes look at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra as it prepares to perform Ravel's "Bolero." Individual musicians offer their thoughts as workers set up chairs and music stands; there are also comments by conductor Zubin Mehta and scenes of Mehta and the orchestra rehearsing. The rest of the film features a complete performance of "Bolero" with striking images of the orchestra as the music relentlessly approaches its climax.

Conductivity

Fri, 07 Feb 2020

Conductivity is a film about creative leadership told through the story of three young conductors at the prestigious Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland; I-Han Fu (Taiwan), Emilia Hoving (Finland) and James Kahane (France). When stepping on the podium, they are put under a magnifying glass. Conductor training, in essence, is leadership training. The film gives a unique viewpoint to follow the students, as this is the first film about conductor training at the Sibelius Academy.

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

Fri, 01 Jan 1993

Documentary about sixteen great conductors of the 20th century.

Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas

Mon, 02 May 2016

A joyful tale filled with music. The rise of radio. The jazz big bands. The legendary clubs and ballrooms. The soundtracks of the great musical films and TV shows. Sex and romance, gangsters, luxury cars and palm trees. From Barcelona to New York, with a stop in Cuba. The birth of Las Vegas. The sound of the maracas. Chihuahuas everywhere. The incredible life story of Xavier Cugat (1900-90).

Days of Happiness

Fri, 20 Oct 2023

Emma, a talented conductor and rising star on the Montreal scene, has a complicated relationship with her father and agent Patrick. She has to face up to her emotions and decide whether she wants to successfully combine her career with her love affair with Naëlle, a recently separated cellist and mother of a young son.