My grandfather was a conductor, and he had studied in Köln at the same time as the Busch brothers… Because of this, I had always known about Marlboro growing up. When I finally came as an adult, I was surprised at just how similar Marlboro looks to Siegerland, where my family is from. It was a very personal sense of recognition that these places that are halfway around the world from each other can look so much alike to this day.
It is incredible that the founders of Marlboro already knew in the 1950s how valuable it is to have the time to find details in the music together. If it was true then, it is even more so now. Being at Marlboro offers a real chance to dig in… I find details in groups at Marlboro that I am shocked that I hadn’t found before.
