Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Hollywood Bowl conductor Thomas Wilkins: 'Music was calling me by name'
The summer concert series at the Hollywood Bowl kicked off this weekend. Thomas Wilkins is the Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. He was 8 years old when he found classical music.
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenThe summer concert series at the Hollywood Bowl kicked off this weekend. Thomas Wilkins is the Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. He was 8 years old when he found classical music. He talks about his career and this season's shows at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Thomas Wilkins, was 8 years old when he found classical music. “Music was calling me by name. And I just had to follow that call," he tells Press Play.
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