I amespeciallylookingforwardtoperformingDonQuixotebyStraussnextseason.
Um, ithas a particularhistoricalresonancefortheNewYorkPhilharmonic.
Ithappenstohavebeenontheprogramin 1943 whenLeonardBernstein, age 25 steppedinatthelastminuteforanailingBrunovaultertoconductthePhilharmonicatCarnegieHall.
Oneofthepiecesthat I ammostlookingforwardtothisseasonis, ofcourse, DonQuixote.
It's oneofmyfavoritepiecesintherepertoire, and I'm especiallyexcitedthatletterslacking, willbeconductingthispiecebecause I hadoneofmyearliestmusicalexperienceswiththispiecewithLeonard's thatCanwhen I wasprincipaldealsoftheMinnesotaOrchestra.
Anotherpiecethat's comingupthisseasonistheVonWilliamsVariationson a ThemebyThomasTallis, whichhasoneofthemostbeautifulvillacelloseverwritten.
So I'm veryexcited.
It's been a whilesincewe'vedonethatpiece.
severalthingsweregoingreally, reallycool.
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