Day 15: What do you do whilst an orchestra is tuning on stage and you're not yet on stage?

Robert Emery explains what a conductor is doing while the orchestra is tuning on stage.Got a music-related question? Send it over to Robert Emery to be answered on Ask The Maestro: [email protected] Emery is a conductor, presenter, and lifelong musical storyteller. Through 'Ask The Maestro', he answers the questions audiences have always wanted to ask about classical music. Providing real answers from the podium — direct, informal, and  entertaining — he blends his expertise with humour, honesty, and real backstage insight.Click here to see Robert's other series: ⁠⁠⁠Classical Connections⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Music Trivia⁠⁠⁠.