Ethan Danov
Conductor | Screenwriter
Prestige Drama Series
Firebirds (2026)
Corporate warfare set in the cutthroat world of ballet and elite classical music. Firebirds follows a legendary ballerina as she wages war on the corrupt institution that cast her out. Aided by a brilliant but volatile conductor who shares her bed, the two ignite a firestorm of scandals, sabotage, and betrayals that could destroy them both.
With its string-made rolling landscapes, its woodwind birdcalls, its big cello peasants, its sun-warm brass chorale, its full-orchestral thunderstorm, the work [Smetana: From Bohemia’s Fields and Groves] came alive under the paintbrush baton of Maestro [Danov].
Daytona News Journal
Conducting Reviews
[Danov's] lithe pulse and meticulous overview immediately established his identity on the podium.
Los Angeles Times
Ethan [Danov's] conducting, which had been vigorous, supple, and propulsive in the Bach, adapted itself idiomatically to the different requirements of the Barber work [Adagio for Strings], producing a controlled, emotional intensity of great power and beauty.
The San Diego Reader
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Current Projects
Firebirds
Prestige Drama Series
When a legendary ballerina is aged out by her company, she retaliates by launching a rival troupe to outshine and bring down the corrupt institution that fired her. Navigating her romance with a combustible conductor, she ignites a firestorm of scandals and sabotage that could destroy them both.​
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Firebirds explores the conflict between love and ambition, and asks whether it’s possible to
burn down a corrupt institution without becoming corrupt yourself.
Curtains
Dark Comedy Murder Mystery
When a body is discovered backstage minutes before curtain, Symphony Hall becomes the world's most crowded crime scene, with over 100 suspects holding instruments instead of alibis.
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Curtains is a dark, absurdly comedic murder mystery set in the cutthroat world of classical music.
Think Knives Out meets Mozart in the Jungle meets Noises Off.
Obligato
Coming-of-Age Family/Crime Drama
When a Sicilian mob boss offers his protection to an unmarried Jewish mother and her family, he propels her 16-year-old trumpet-prodigy son into the glamorous but dangerous underworld of the 1940s New York jazz scene.
Obligato is a heartfelt story of family, morality, loyalty, and survival.
Think A Bronx Tale meets Brighton Beach Memoirs.
About Ethan Danov
Ethan Danov is the pen name of an acclaimed conductor-turned-screenwriter. With over 20 years of experience conducting major orchestras and ballet companies, Danov is writing screenplays across genres, set in the beautiful, treacherous, and deliciously dysfunctional world of the performing arts.