{"id":2509,"date":"2025-06-12T07:50:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T06:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/?p=2509"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:52:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T13:52:05","slug":"participation-in-sigmund-thorp-conducting-masterclass-2025-6-23-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/?p=2509","title":{"rendered":"Participation in Sigmund Thorp Conducting Masterclass 2025.6.23-27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2544\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sigmund-Thorp-Masterclass.jpg?resize=810%2C562&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sigmund-Thorp-Masterclass.jpg?resize=1024%2C711&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sigmund-Thorp-Masterclass.jpg?resize=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sigmund-Thorp-Masterclass.jpg?resize=768%2C533&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sigmund-Thorp-Masterclass.jpg?w=1284&amp;ssl=1 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2543\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sigmund-Thorp-Masterclass-1.jpg?resize=810%2C615&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sigmund-Thorp-Masterclass-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C778&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sigmund-Thorp-Masterclass-1.jpg?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sigmund-Thorp-Masterclass-1.jpg?resize=768%2C584&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sigmund-Thorp-Masterclass-1.jpg?w=1284&amp;ssl=1 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was an honour and a pleasure to be selected as an &#8220;active participant&#8221; in the Sigmund Thorp Conducting Masterclass, which was held in Taipei from 23-27th June 2025. During the course I conducted J. Strauss II&#8217;s overture to <em>Die Fledermaus<\/em>, Mozart 39 and Brahms 3 (1st movements). 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