Yannick Nezet-Seguin has raised excitement and expectations in early reviews as the new leader of the Philadelphia Orchestra, reports the New York Times.
But the larger issue during a period of artistic and administrative upheaval at the Philadelphia Orchestra has been not so much how the band would emerge stylistically, but whether it would survive at all. My last experience here was in September 2009, for a season-opening (technically, preseason) concert conducted by Mr. Dutoit, and the house was less than half full.Mr. Nezet-Seguin, 35 and dynamic, seems at least to have stirred excitement. In fact, an extra concert was added to this series, on Sunday afternoon, because of ticket demand. It didn't hurt, certainly, that the other work on the program was Mozart's crowd-pleasing Requiem. Original source: The New York Times
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