Jaap van Zweden stood in front of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra in a rehearsal studio on West 37th Street last Saturday, conducting Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony. Van Zweden and his orchestra had landed in New York the day before, and were recovering from jet lag. When the final notes of the symphony sounded, he put down his baton and looked across the crowded basement practice hall.

“Too much viola,” he said. A slight chill fell across the room. He paused, and a smile broke out across the face of this 64-year-old Dutch conductor who has never been known for smiling. “But the rest — bravissimo!” The orchestra responded with applause and squeals of delight. The string players tapped their bows on music stands in appreciation.

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