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Joel Sandelson

Conductor

Joel Sandelson is a conductor who works with leading orchestras across Europe. In 2021, he won the Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award at the Salzburg Festival.

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Written by Joel Sandelson

Still life with musical instruments, sheet music, books, and a small statue on a table draped with a richly patterned red and gold curtain.

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Music

A novel kind of music

So-called ‘classical’ music was as revolutionary as the modern novel in its storytelling, harmony and depth

Joel Sandelson