Sami Klein writes:

>No one has mentioned David Zinman as Ozawa's replacement.  Zinman did much
>to raise the standard of the Baltimore Symphony and also to introduce the
>audiences to new music, including Christopher Rouse, James Willey, and
>Aaron Jay Kernis.

Yes.  It's also worth noting that he's done at least as well in Zurich as
he's done in Baltimore.  Plus,the Beethoven cycle he recorded not long ago
went down very well with the critics--and, for what it may be worth, with
me.  A big-leaguer at his peak.

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