Topic: sfsymphony

From US News and World Report: There is more to conducting than just waving a baton. But many old-school maestros have famously struggled with the subtler require­ments of the job, whether it is putting their musical vision into words, haggling with the board over the budget, or, well, making their music appeal to more than tradi­tion­alist snobs. Not Michael Tilson Thomas, who is known in clas­sical music circles for his charming, boyish will­ingness to use any metaphor—and try just about anything—in his efforts to exuber­antly rein­terpret clas­sical music. · Go to America’s best leaders: Michael Tilson Thomas, San Fran­cisco Symphony →