「モーツァルトインザジャングル」MOZART IN THE JUNGLE １ 終わりと始まる挨拶
Maestro:
Tonight’s concert marks the final performance. That I shall give as a conductor of this very fine orchestra
[applause] Thank you. Thank you.
Now, just because you won’t see me here, it doesn’t mean to say that I won’t be here. In fact, it’s just the opposite. I have gracefully accepted the newly minted role of executive musical director emeritus… whatever the hell that means. [laughter]
Before I do go, I would just like to say a heartfelt thanks to some very special people here tonight. They are my colleagues, my friends… my family. They are the men and women of your symphony. Please [applause]
And now will you please warmly welcome the woman behind the curtain, the board chairperson herself, Mrs. Gloria Windsor? Thank you, [applause]
Gloria:
Good evening, good evening.
Thank you, Thomas, for everything. And so, as one movement ends, another must begin.
[epic classical music plays]
It is my honor to introduce to you someone special. At 12 years old, he was the youngest person to ever win the Mahler Award for young conductors. At 23, he conducted at La Scala. At 25, he lifted the Oslo Symphony out of bankruptcy and placed them amongst the finest on the world stage. He has been courted by Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Munich, and we got him. Please join me in welcoming a man who need only be introduced by his first name, your new conductor and musical director, Rodrigo.