NYSOS artistic director Jaime Laredo
On a chilly New York afternoon in December 2018, an overcast, grisaille-laced sky made the Upper Manhattan landscape seem more formidable than usual.
But inside the Mannes School of Music, in a cheerful rehearsal room, the mood was considerably brighter, even spring-like, as conductor Jaime Laredo began the afternoon session with the young musicians of the New York String Orchestra.