Eh I disagree about the Marin Alsop/Tar connection. Alsop slammed the character portrayal in Tar and the character in Tar's upbringing isn't quite the same as Alsop's, who struggled to get into conducting for quite some time, although she was an accomplished violinist. Alsop is probably the most well known female conductor at this time, but other than being female and a lesbian, there's not a lot in common with the Tar character. There are a couple of rather well-known male conductors I'd equate to being more like Cate Blanchett's character than Alsop, gender aside.