Back up in CA (that’s Canada, not California)
Is this bad Canada weather? It’s supposed to go down to -15C tonight and tomorrow even colder. It doesn’t bother me, but then again I like to float around in the freezing ocean off of San Francisco on a surfboard.
I had a great meeting in Toronto with one of our soloists who will be joining us next year on the saxophone (!), and I spent the day planning a BIG KW Symphony event for April 10. Ooops, I’m not supposed to be giving away the season yet! Bad conductor!
On another subject, sometimes people email me questions, so here’s one from Jonathan Mok in Hong Kong, with my answer of course. Keep those questions coming! It makes it easier to write blog entries.
Q: What’s your favorite Mahler Symphony?
A: Das Lied von der Erde (Yes, that counts).