It may safely be said that personal striving—vulgarly called ambition—is the hallmark of modernity. To be satisfied with one’s lot, we are told, is to default on our duty to self and world alike; to ...

The face, and the walrus mustache, were familiar to San Franciscans, but they were not used to seeing him sitting down, with a viola tucked under his chin. Last week San Francisco concertgoers saw ...

For ten years, walrus-mustached Pierre Monteux, conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, has spent part of each summer teaching younger musicians to conduct. Last week, after a visit to “Papa” Monteux ...

"What Mr. Davison has accomplished in the past four years is marvelous," said Mr. Pierre Monteux, conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, when approached yesterday by a CRIMSON reporter. "I love ...