Leonard Slatkin made his debut as chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. “It’s no accident that the worst remark any critic has made over Slatkin’s appointment to the BBCSO is that he is ‘a safe pair of hands’. As Slatkin talks about the business of conducting, the words that come up are, well, business-like. He is even – unusually– eager to be involved in the marketing of the orchestra.” – The Independent (UK)