Tom Warren <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Several threads refer to the Maestro's young age of 38.  How old was
>Bernstein when he "took over" the NY.Phil.? Or how old was Michael Tilson
>Thomas when he made his debut? What difference does age make if you can
>do the job and earn the respect of the musicians?

The question here, I think, is doing the job and earning the respect of
the musicians.  In no way, shape or form is Welser-Most on a par with
Bernstein.  The musicians of the LPO called him "frankly worst than most".
I think that speaks for itself.

Peter Horvath
Long Beach, New York