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Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times

Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times
April 5, 2009

News & Applause

TRANSPARENT and RIVETING

“That David Robertson conducted the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on Saturday night in the most transparent and riveting account of Sibelius’s elusive Fifth Symphony in memory would have been momentous enough…. As they applauded the boss after the Gruber piece, the musicians seemed impressed with Mr. Robertson’s daring and versatility. How many conductors could gleefully sing the crazed words ‘Frankenstein is dancing with the test-tube lady’ and then 24 hours later lead a serenely confident account of Wagner’s most spiritual music?”

Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times
April 5, 2009

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