Thanks for your time and of course the wonderful collaboration of you and your colleagues in the pit. NYC is lucky to have you all.
To what degree is your work derived from your predecessors, and Met Orch traditions and conventions, and in what areas are you rethinking or bringing your own ideas about musicianship and performance? What's it like being a group leader in an institution that developed its unique character long before your arrival, and will continue to develop after your career ends?
SpuriousDiphthong t1_iqwkfj9 wrote
Reply to I'm concertmaster (principal violin) of New York's Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and a professor at Juilliard. Next week, I'll be performing with the Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra in San Diego - the largest annual gathering of concertmasters and principal players in North America. AMA! by MainlyMozartSD
Thanks for your time and of course the wonderful collaboration of you and your colleagues in the pit. NYC is lucky to have you all.
To what degree is your work derived from your predecessors, and Met Orch traditions and conventions, and in what areas are you rethinking or bringing your own ideas about musicianship and performance? What's it like being a group leader in an institution that developed its unique character long before your arrival, and will continue to develop after your career ends?