Yes Paul. He was there. Extraordinary performance, according to all reports. My mom came down from Hudson by train for the concert – just a few weeks before she moved out here to San Diego near me. I haven’t heard my brother in a real hall since he was with the Munich Phil in their gorgeous space. I’ve only had the pleasure of hearing him practice on my back deck during a visit here a few years ago.

Thanks for picking this story up and for saying such nice things about my writings. Didn’t your brother’s orchestra come to Carnegie Hall this year, playing Beethoven’s 9th? If only I could have been there!