Summary: Music Director Alan Gilbert discusses the New York Philharmonic's 2010–11 season Mahler Focus — the Orchestra's tribute to the composer-conductor on the 150th anniversary of his birth and the 100th anniversary of his death and final Philharmonic season, and shares his thoughts on the musical journey that is Mahler's Symphony No. 6. New York Philharmonic Archivist/Historian Barbara Haws talks about the importance of Mahler's tenure with the Orchestra at a pivotal time in its history, and Elliott Forrest shares a recording from the New York Philharmonic Archives of a 1964 interview with a Philharmonic musician who recollects playing under Mahler's baton.
