tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1164205360907601012006-11-22T14:22:00.000Z2006-11-22T14:22:00.000ZLebrecht reality check moment: "The average age in U.S. podia, Cleveland apart, is pushing 70" (Nov. 21).<BR/><BR/>Lorin Maazel is 76.<BR/>Esa-Pekka Salonen is 48.<BR/>David Robertson is 48.<BR/>Michael Tilson Thomas is 51.<BR/>James Levine is 63.<BR/>Christoph Eschenbach is 66.<BR/>Robert Spano is 45.<BR/>Leonard Slatkin is 62.<BR/>Osmo Vänskä is 53.<BR/>Marin Alsop is 50.<BR/><BR/>That gives an average age of 56. I think if you factored in other orchestras the average age would drop.Alex Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08365190235645466999noreply@blogger.com