Arthur Kaptainis: "[He] managed to forge an entente with an orchestra still reeling from the public resignation of Charles Dutoit and a provincial government that took culture more seriously than most. Not to mention a public that was quite prepared to be mesmerized by his mix of Japanese ancestry, Californian upbringing and European credentials. … […]
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:12AM on August 11, 2020