The NY Philharmonic’s most recent subscription program presented debuts for the soloist and the conductor.  Violinist Arabella Steinbacher, already an established recording artist in Europe, performed the Violin Concerto in E Minor by Felix Mendelssohn, and Joshua Weilerstein, an assistant conductor of the orchestra, made his subscription concert debut.  (Presumably he has already led the orchestra several times in non-subscription events, such as the Young Peoples’ Concerts.)  I attended the last performance of this program, … <Read More>