Jocelyn Wang reacts to the news: >>I still remember the lifeless rendition of the "Eroica" he did with the >>LA Phil some years ago. It was so bad I will never again attend a concert >>with him as the conductor. Steve Schwartz wrote: >So he didn't do a good "Eroica." In that case, it's a lucky thing that the >"Eroica" isn't the only piece of classical music there is. If it was 'some years ago', he must have been 'very young'. I don't think it's fair to expect a very young conductor to equal or match seasoned ones (in their 60s, 70s, 80s). Give the young some time to mature and develop. Mary Esterheld