尽管他已是白发苍苍，老态龙钟，却仍保持着神童的激情与敏捷，他在指挥席上对音乐理解的深度是绝无争议的，特别是近些年，他对音乐的演译能力比以往更强了。

• Though he had become white-haired and craggy, he retained the passion and quickness of a wunderkind, and no one could dispute the depth of understanding he brought to the podium, particularly in recent years, when his interpretive powers were sharper than ever.