the conductor
The proper way to address the conductor of a symphony orchestra is 'Maestro.'
The cast of Symphony - 2001 includes: Maestro as Conductor
Absolutely not.
A baton? His/her musicality and common sense?
That would be the conductor.
The 2014 conductor designate is David Robertson, succeeding Vladimir Askenazy.
The cast of Royal Symphony - 1954 includes: Malcolm Sargent as Himself - Conductor of the Royal Symphony Orchestra
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Formally, Maestro [my-strow] .
For the period 2010 to 2014, the Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra (Washington DC) is Christopher Eschenbach.
Frederick Stock, Music Director from 1905 to 1942