#CHStaff Picks | “In the early ‘80s I paid $75, more than I’d ever spent on a ticket, for a balcony seat at #CarnegieHall to hear LeonardBernsteinOfficial conduct Mahler’s Symphony No. 5. The first part of the program was the Mozart Clarinet Concerto performed by the first chair clarinet of the orchestra. His father had also been first chair clarinet, as had his grandfather who performed under Mahler’s direction. As good as it was, you could sense the audience was waiting for the Mahler. When Bernstein finally gave the downbeat for the Mahler to begin, I could actually feel the hair on the back of my neck rise as the opening trumpet solo sounded. There was a palpable sense from the audience, the musicians, and Bernstein that we were all ascending to a rarely heard level of music-making. And indeed we did.”—David W, Marketing #BernsteinAt100