Such an effacing, humble person as can be gauged from the way he speaks, but what knowledge he possesses!

There are two questions I wish all of these conductors were asked... 1. What order do you place the two middle movements of the Sixth Symphony and why? (my preference is scherzo-adagio) 2. What is your opinion of the performance version of the Tenth Symphony and do or will you ever program it? (Rattle, thank goodness is an advocate of it, but I do wonder what some of these other conductors think.)

I am only just starting to get to know Gilbert...first heard him conducting the Brahms Violin Concerto with young Japanese Pixie whose name I have forgotten...it was great!

I can't believe you are conducting these pieces either.