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I see your point. He's the driver.
The flute player only has to know his part, the cello 1st chair his part. The guy waving his arms like that knows everyones part as well as the guy playing it at any given time. For a piece like Beethovens 9th, I'd say that is pretty impressive. So...with the philharmonic it's like driving a Cadillac...but still he's the driver.
As for musical genius, I was referring to Beethoven.
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