Gil Shaham, violinist


David Robertson, conductor

June 15, 2005

After a bit of channel hopping, Julia finally decided on PBS, which featured a live concert from NYC, Live from Lincoln Center. They are featuring a new conductor, for Loren Maazel, the usual one, is sick. So now 33 year old David Robertson is doing well with various Sibelius pieces. During the intermission, Beverly Sills interviewed both the violinist and the conductor. I was impressed with their expressive faces, so I sketched them.

Perhaps the ability to find a substitute conductor so quickly was aided by the fact that Robertson is married to Shaham's sister, herself a musician via the piano. So their family gatherings are no doubt quite musical! This clan can!