Nov/Dec 2006
In this issue

Cover story

This Year’s Model

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by Jayson Greene

Rock icon Elvis Costello has become a new presence on the orchestra stage, winning the respect of musicians while extending his fan base.

Features

Keeping Score and So Much More

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by Susan Elliott

The San Francisco Symphony reaches out across the country through an ambitious multimedia project that debuts this fall.

North of the Border

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by James Reel
Mariachi Cobre has been bringing the rich sounds of Mexican folk music to orchestral audiences in the U.S. for a generation.

Piano Mecca

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by James Barron
A newly minted concert grand meets its most demanding critics in the basement of Steinway Hall, where lurk the ghosts of Horowitz and Rachmaninoff.