Portrait artist Carl Samson reveals secrets of a maestro’s masterpiece


If you’ve been to Music Hall lately, you may have seen a portrait of maestro Michael Gielen hanging in the south wing. Gielen, music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra 1980-86, was known for precision and intellectualism. That intensity is captured in the newly unveiled portrait painted by Carl Samson. But look a little closer, and you might find some hidden details.

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