Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra music director Louis Langrée opened his first subscription concert of his final season Oct. 13 with a moment of silence.
“We honor the human lives lost and those whose lives are forever changed,” he said.
Reading a statement, Langrée said he wished to acknowledge the “horrific massacre taking place halfway around the world in Israel and Gaza Strip” that Hamas terrorists carried out against Israeli citizens Oct. 7. In response, he quoted Leonard Bernstein:…