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A hair-raising spectacle: Audiences are captivated by conductor coiffures

BSO music director Jonathon Heyward is known for his sensitive  and evocative conducting style and his Converse sneaks. Fans also say he has been blessed with good conductor hair.
BSO music director Jonathon Heyward is known for his sensitive and evocative conducting style and his Converse sneaks. Fans also say he has been blessed with good conductor hair.
The Baltimore Sun's Mary McCauley (Kevin Richardson/Sun Staff)
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So-called "conductor hair" has long been a classical music thing — to the occasional consternation of the conductors themselves.

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