There really are only a few great conductors in the world. There is a very real danger that people (like me, presently) would rather stay home and listen to Ca

There really are only a few great conductors in the world. There is a very real danger that people (like me, presently) would rather stay home and listen to Carlos Kleiber conduct Beethoven 7 rather than head to Avery Fisher to watch an uninspired performance of Maazel conducting the New York Philharmonic. There is no danger that a significant number of people would rather stay home than attend a performance of Firebird with Gergiev and the Vienna Philharmonic.