Can Eschenbach and the National Symphony Give Each Other a Fresh Start?

“But it’s exactly this, this naivete of believing in the music at all costs, that is a hallmark of Christoph Eschenbach. It’s an attitude that has helped him build a star reputation in the conducting world – and has also threatened to be his undoing. … [Now] the question is whether he can make the NSO, and its audience, believe in him.”