Hi robert you are the best thank you

Bonjour et merci pour les information bonne continuation sajoo

Looking forward to hearing you at Caramoor!

please more video clips from emory!
such good stuff so clearly and passionately explained!

Love your pics Bob, especially the one by "news". Would love to see you again. Randal

LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR PERFORMANCE: MOZART'S CONCERTO NO. 20., WEEK OF JAN 27TH.

I DROVE ALL THE WAY FROM MADISON, GA TO HEAR YOU PLAY
AT EMORY, AND YOU HAD TENDONITIS AND I WAS SO VERY
VERY DISAPPOINTED. I AM HAPPY TO KNOW I WILL GET ANOTHER CHANCE IN JAN/2011.

PLEASE, CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN AND WHERE ELSE I CAN
HEAR YOU PLAY? THANK YOU!

Wow, look at you! Love the site and catching up with all your accomplishments. It seems like yesterday we were kids just learning from the baton of Miss Talley. Will be following your site and hope to see you conduct sometime soon.

You bring joy, passion and the love of music into the hearts of every
one in the symphony hall.
I love the intensity you hold.
I would like to one day capture that onto canvas.
I am so happy you are with us in Atlanta.
Thank you Maestro.

Real talents will always find their own path! Good luck and success to your in your proessional development! ;)

Enjoyed talking with you . Call next time you come up.

Hi Bob, great to see you doing so well!

I don't know if you remember me, I'm Hilary Knight, a former piano student of Diana Barbour. Do you remember our recitals down in the basement of Ray & Diana Barbour's house in Elkhart? And the local radio station WCMR festival of music at Elkhart Central? And Robert Hamilton's master classes at IUSB? Lot's of fun! (Although maybe we didn't think so at the time . . .)

I didn't end up pursuing music as a career, but I enjoy following yours. Looking forward to seeing you perform with the St. Louis Symphony in May - I never miss a performance when you come to town!

Best Regards,
Hilary (Hal) Knight

Congrats on Transmigration Grammy!

Oh my gosh! I've looked for you for years! You're obviously doing quite well! It might be almost 30 years, but I still see the guy I knew!
I put out my second CD last year and am creating a TV show now. We've just completed our 7th show. So it's VERY new!
don't know if you remember me, but we knew eachother back in 1980, when we were going to Bob Mitchells house.
I've thought about you so many times over the years and have wanted to thank you for your kindness at a time when I needed it desperately! Thank you!

I was so happy to read in the papers here in Iceland that you would be coming to conduct the Iceland Symphony in December. Looking forward!
We worked together in the Tanglewood Peter Grimes in 1996, when Maestro Seji Ozawa conducted, I was Mrs. Sedley.
All the best to you,
Inga Jonsdottir

I had no idea you were doing the ring. I saw your interview on the website and flipped out. You probably don't even remember me. I am a friend of Brad Swing's. You were one of the first people I ever met at Oberlin. I will be in the second row. Good Luck tomorrow.

My wife and I are looking forward to our attendance at the third Ring cycle here in Seattle. Best regards, R2

I wish I remembered the last time I saw you. Max and your instruction are in my iPhone app: "Maestro" - hope all is well with you. sorry.

I've tried to follow your rise off and on over the past years. I had no doubt that you would be someone spectacular. You were that way in school, too.

Continued Success!!

Jodi

It was so great to hear how well you are doing...per Michael Wambaugh. Growing up in Elkhart must have been brutal for you. I remember in school, as soon as you were done with your work, you would immediately pull out pencil and paper and write your music. Congratulations on all of the success you have had! Viviane

hugs and kisses from your godmother

will write more later

love

rosie

Pretending I don't know the guy with his shirt hanging out.

Dear Robert,

Have just spent very fun filled morning with my cousins Lori and Lynn. Lynn, being Justin's mom. I heard rave reviews about you and your musical talents and thought I would check out your site. They were saying you would be conducting here in Seattle sometime this year. I would love to catch that. I have only been to symphony once, at Benaroya Hall, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, and would love to attend your performance. I will check the calendar on this site. Have a wonderful 2009. Sally Anderson

My wife and I have attended numerous performances in Alpharetta.
As opposed to the ever scowling Robert Shaw at Chastain, who rightfully felt that the lack of respect on the part of the imbecelic audience effecting the discipline of the orchestra, the bemused look on your face from the podium tickles me to death, in the nicest possible way. Like you can't believe these moron/rednecks/art patrons (you choose) are walking into the Braves' game in the 3rd inning.

Keep the faith and the good work. I appreciate you very much. I did an avant-garde jazz program for NPR/WABE for 8 years and tried to produce a TV program to intofuce young people to classcial music like Leonard Bernstein's "Young People's Concert'S, W/0 SUCCESS., SORRY TO SAY.

Do you ever see Willie Fred Scott? Give him my fondest regards. I did a lot of volunteer work for the Opera. He was a hell of a nice guy.

Regards,
Ken Berman

Merry Christmas,

We are visiting Ann and Mike McDougall in New Bern NC for the holidays and your name came up in conversation. We looked up your home page and have had a great time reading about all your accomplishments. Ann and Mike say hello and hapy holidays.

Don and Roberta Litherland

Robert Spano will be featured on Performance Today, tomorrow, December 10. We're broadcasting highlights of a concert he conducted with the Cleveland Orchestra - Ravel and Wagner.

It was a great concert, by the way, so thanks Robert!

If you're interested, you can find stations and broadcast times on our website - performancetoday.org.

Great job last night with Ainadamar - St Luke's, the NY Virtuoso Singers, and the soloists were impeccable.

It's been a long time! Glad to see you are doing so well. Congrats on the Musical America Award. Love to hear from you.

Deborah (Grow) Murao

My name is Alexander H. Spano with dependents from Italy. Any relation?

Great job on the website!

Website looks great! Congrats on conductor of the year award. Looking forward to you getting back to the ATL. best, charles settle