Modern Maturity (Needed For Levine & Boston)

James Levine may indeed be what the doctor ordered for the Boston Symphony. But his first concerts indicate that the relationship needs consderable maturing, writes Justin Davidson. “The classical music world is hoping for a golden age in Boston, and the inscrutably genial Levine isn’t lowering any expectations. This concert was not the apotheosis of that relationship, but the prelude. Let the work of subtlety begin.”