New assistant conductor a highlight of enjoyable, energetic symphony show

It was a gathering of the illustrious at the Winspear on Friday as the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra launched into the first of three concerts emulating the famous Last Night of the Proms.
For starters, the conductor was Robert Bernhardt, always a favourite with ESO audiences, who regularly takes charge of concerts of lighter fare, always with such gusto. The ESO’s concertmaster, Robert Uchida, appeared as soloist, as did the associate concertmaster, Eric Buchmann, and the principal cellist,