by Paul E. Robinson

Classical Travels
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto
October, 2010
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) has the good fortune to enjoy good relations with several of its former music directors. While current music director Peter Oundjian is now well-established, conductor laureate Andrew Davis is a frequent and welcome guest conductor, and less often, maestro Jukka-Pekka Saraste. Saraste, [...]

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Review by Paul E. Robinson

Conductors come and go, but it is always a thrill to see one who really makes a difference. At the beginning of this season, Jaap van Zweden assumed the music directorship of the Dallas Symphony (DSO) and musical life in Dallas has not been the same since.
Jaap van Zweden is not [...]

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