Season Opener! Carlos Izcaray Leads the Alabama Symphony Orchestra

| September 16, 2015 

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This weekend, newly appointed Music Director Carlos Izcaray conducts the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring both modern and romantic works. Izcaray (pronounced “eez-ca-RYE”) spoke with WBHM’s Michael Krall about the program, his management style, and about how audiences might approach a modern, contemporary work. The conversation began with Izcaray talking about why he moved his family from Berlin to Birmingham…

 

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