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On the first page of today's New York Times Arts section:

A Maestro Reflects on a Life of Batons and Knitting Needles

Left, London Symphony Orchestra; right, Hiroyuki Ito for The New York Times

Colin Davis, in 1973, left, and last year, leading the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, to which he returns this week.

By MICHAEL WHITE

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You'll be disappointed if you read the article to find out what Maestro Davis's working on, besides his next season of concerts. We're  told:  "He knits (unstoppably)."  And that's about it.  Wouldn't I love to be a fly on the wall whilst the Maestro knits a sweater! I can definitely envision him involved with a dark-grey ruggedly-cabled Aran pullover--something to buffer him from the Stürm und Drang of music-making.

Well, of course knitting and music have much in common--eyes, hands, codes, instructions, patterns, counterpoint, coordination, color, repetition, problems, practice, tangles, knots, unwinding, beginnings, endings, creativity, warmth, soulfulness, fun, drama, imagination, tension, release, relaxation, discipline, beauty, history, heritage, life...

But you, dear reader, already knew that.