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Massive winter waves exploded against rocks, sea lions barked and squawking gulls joined the symphony.

“Play my heartstrings with both your hands,” she commands, “and I’ll sing like a symphony for you.”

The ensemble was so grounded that the feeling here was of everyone giving everything they had to hold the symphony — and symbolically the world — together.

His first gala began with the premiere of John Adams’ huge symphony, “City Noir.”

The couple continued to donate annually and have significantly supported the renovation campaign, although the symphony declined to specify how much.