Summary: Music Director Alan Gilbert talks about the astonishing talent of Lorin Maazel, whose return to the New York Philharmonic continues with an all-Richard Strauss program. Mr. Maazel expresses his "unbounded admiration" for the Orchestra, whom he will be leading in Strauss's An Alpine Symphony, Horn Concerto No. 1, and Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks. Philharmonic Principal Horn Philip Myers, the soloist in the concerto, comments on the work he will be performing, and Mr. Maazel talks about the composer's fondness for that instrument. Composer-conductor Victoria Bond discusses the “mountain adventure” that inspired An Alpine Symphony, and podcast host Mark Travis takes us on a musical stroll through Strauss's alpine countryside.
