Tar, which has won and been nominated for numerous awards, looks at the career of a fictional female, lesbian conductor who has made it big in the competitive world of the symphony orchestra. Like her mentor Leonard Bernstein she has won awards for conducting, classical compositions and musicals. However the seductiveness of her powerful position undermines her.

As a drama Tar succeeds well with an outstanding performance by Cate Blanchett as the eponymous protagonist. But this movie, a rare look at the classical music world, also provides a message about the state of classical music today. It is this aspect of that I deal with in this podcast. Hint: it’s not saying anything good.

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