Columbus Dispatch: “Sometimes, we get a little too esoteric about what goes into a program, I think,” said guest conductor Thomas Wilkins

Thomas Wilkins
[Kaylor Management, Inc., Guest Conductor]

The Columbus Dispatch

‘Romantic warhorses’ to strut in season finale for Columbus Symphony Orchestra 

By Peter Tonguette FOR THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH  •  Thursday May 21, 2015 5:00 AM

Programming an evening of classical music needn’t be rocket science.

In the Columbus Symphony Orchestra’s season finale concerts on Friday and Saturday, a pair of grand pieces will be performed: Johannes Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 and Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5.

And the common thread is a shared mastery of music.

“Sometimes, we get a little too esoteric about what goes into a program, I think,” said guest conductor Thomas Wilkins, who will lead the orchestra this weekend.

“And sometimes . . . that endeavor is lost on the listener,” he said. “And it’s OK to just say, ‘ Here are two great pieces from the repertory.’ ”