Mr. Levine is extremely disappointed about his continuing absence from the BSO podium, and sincerely hopes to return as soon as possible. Mark Volpe
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![Every situation is very different. For 29 years here, it had been Seiji, Seiji, Seiji. So it was great for the players that, for two years [with Levine waiting in the wings], the focus was the Boston Symphony. But at the same time, what Jim has been able to do here in just two years is bring a focus and a standard. Bernard Haitink immediately remarked on the difference. - Mark Volpe Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=RXZlcnkgc2l0dWF0aW9uIGlzIHZlcnkgZGlmZmVyZW50LiBGb3IgMjkgeWVhcnMgaGVyZSwgaXQgaGFkIGJlZW4gU2VpamksIFNlaWppLCBTZWlqaS4gU28gaXQgd2FzIGdyZWF0IGZvciB0aGUgcGxheWVycyB0aGF0LCBmb3IgdHdvIHllYXJzIFt3aXRoIExldmluZSB3YWl0aW5nIGluIHRoZSB3aW5nc10sIHRoZSBmb2N1cyB3YXMgdGhlIEJvc3RvbiBTeW1waG9ueS4gQnV0IGF0IHRoZSBzYW1lIHRpbWUsIHdoYXQgSmltIGhhcyBiZWVuIGFibGUgdG8gZG8gaGVyZSBpbiBqdXN0IHR3byB5ZWFycyBpcyBicmluZyBhIGZvY3VzIGFuZCBhIHN0YW5kYXJkLiBCZXJuYXJkIEhhaXRpbmsgaW1tZWRpYXRlbHkgcmVtYXJrZWQgb24gdGhlIGRpZmZlcmVuY2UuIA==&author=ICBNYXJrIFZvbHBlICAgIA==&num=13 "Every situation is very different. For 29 years here, it had been Seiji, Seiji, Seiji. So it was great for the players that, for two years [with Levine waiting in the wings], the focus was the Boston Symphony. But at the same time, what Jim has been able to do here in just two years is bring a focus and a standard. Bernard Haitink immediately remarked on the difference. - Mark Volpe Quotes")
