WASHINGTON, D.C.—Gianandrea Noseda virtually blushed when accused, albeit gently, of abandoning Toronto for Washington. “No, no,” the popular Toronto Symphony Orchestra guest conductor insisted, “I love Toronto. Like its festival counterparts from Fort Worth, Albany and Indianapolis, the National doesn’t belong in the top tier of American orchestras. Article Continued BelowAs this list suggests, Noseda had assembled a thematic program cleverly linking Russian music with Italian orchestrators and an Italian conductor (himself). This, surely, is a question for symphony orchestras in the years ahead, as they confront the public’s changing taste and a need to broaden their audience base.

Source: thestar April 27, 2018 09:56 UTC