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Tilson Thomas, New World Symphony wrap season with moving, magnificent Mahler

May 7, 2012

At the conclusion of the New World Symphony’s magnificent performance of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony Saturday evening, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas stood facing the orchestra, ignoring the standing ovation from the audience behind him. Gazing down from the podium, he clasped his hands together and raised them several times to the young musicians, as if in tribute to their performance. full story

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