Kent NaganoKENT NAGANO made his name as conductor of the Orchestre Symphponique de Montreal, building a powerful institution there from 2006 to 2020. He had served as assistant to BSO conductor Seiji Ozawa prior to his Montreal success. I caught him in Boston where he had just completed a triumphant return concert after a ten year absence. His performance included Stravinskys Sacre du Printemps, which he conducted from memory. I asked him backstage how he

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and is framed with a thin bright white metal frame

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Reflection of a Swan on the pond on Rice Road

Portrait of a big cat resting in his tree

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photography by Linda DeStefano Brown

It is exciting when the photos you’re taking come out perfectly