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Lydia Tars real name is Linda Tarr.
She was born in Staten Island, New York.
Tar played competitive field hockey in her youth.
Leonard Bernstein was her mentor as an emerging conductor.
Tar was the first female chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic.
Tar calledMother!a popcorn film.
She later clarified that this was meant as a compliment.
Tar has not heard ofMa,but if she saw it, shed like it.
She once said in a commencement address at the Curtis Institute of Music, Inspiration can come from anywhere.
I once saw a man drown in the Hudson.
She never elaborated on this.
Tar responded that she does not watch television.
(She has since raved about the seriesChefs TableandBorgen.)
Gawker has been sued by Tar.
Tar was unreceptive to this idea, and it was promptly canceled.
If you search Ghislaine Maxwell Lydia Tar on Getty Images, you will get 47 results.
Tar used to guest-host for Leonard Lopate on WNYC before he got Me Tood out of his time slot.
Tar has been banned from Balthazar London.
Tar has slept with Kristen Stewart.
Tar signed the Roman Polanski letter.
(She avoids the books because she loathes made-up words.)
Tar is friends with Thomas Chatterton Williams.
Tar has gone on record saying she doesnt believe adult ADHD is real.
Tar conducted the orchestra at President Obamas second inauguration.
Tar chaired the Met Gala in 2017, as part of the Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons exhibition.
Tar is friends with director Ruben Ostlund and was given a thanks to in the credits ofThe Square.
Tar donated to Michael Bloombergs presidential campaign.
This was the last time she ever made a joke on record.
The employees at the Joe Coffee on Columbus and 68th hate Tar.
Tar already pays $8 a month for a blue check, for unknown reasons.
When she tips at all, she tips 18 percent.
Tar consulted on theDeath Strandingscore and has since maintained a friendship withHideo Kojima.
Tar walked for Celine in Paris Fashion Week 2015.
Taylor Swift brought Tar onstage at the German stop of her 1989 tour.
The two first met when Tar borrowed Swifts private plane.
Tar and Gustavo Dudamel are notorious enemies.
Tar appeared in aSesame Streetsegment about counts of eight that only aired once but is still available on YouTube.
The clip has gone viral multiple times for her barely concealed anger every time the Count laughs.
Her favorite vegetable is arugula.
She is friends with Yasmin fromIndustrys dad.
Tar is in a blood feud with Berghain bouncer Sven Marquardt.
