Janos Gereben:

>The greening of the Philharmonic is amazing in sight and sound.  Where
>once there was a sea of gray hair on stage, the result of Rattle's two
>years is a great makeover: Young musicians!  Even younger! (A miraculous
>teenager on the double bass, and numerous twenty-somethings.) Women!
>Asians!  Latin Americans!

Just for the record: the "great makeover" actually started under the
reign of Claudio Abbado.  We'll see where sir Simon stands when the
honeymoon is over....

greetings, Jos