With Levine's inaugural concert Friday, a sonorous and solid performance of Mahler's
massive Symphony No. 8, the Boston Symphony went a good deal further than the Red Sox
in terms of dubious records. Whereas the baseball team last played in a World Series
in 1986 (and lost), the city's famed orchestra last installed a music director in 1972,
with the arrival of Seiji Ozawa.

Many observers in the music world believe Ozawa's 29-year tenure was far too long,
leading the orchestra to stagnation and a dip in international reputation. Levine,
stepping up to the Boston Symphony's plate after two Symphony Hall seasons without
a music director, is viewed as the conductor to return the institution to glory.

【エキサイト翻訳】
音楽界の多くの観察者が、国際的な評判の中でオーケストラを沈滞および浸すことヘ導いて、
小沢の29年の任期が長すぎたと信じます。音楽監督のない2つのシンフォニー・ホール季節
の後にボストン交響曲のプレートまで歩むレヴァインは、栄光に機関を返すためにコンダクタ
として見られます。