Music
October, 1974
Just before going onstage to conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti indulges in one of the least-known and most esoteric rituals in music: He tucks two bonbons into the pocket of his tail coat. Solti's 62, and very much aware of the extraordinary demands a concert places upon the symphony conductor. If he feels drained during a performance, he can, between numbers, casually put his hand behind his back and retrieve an energy-boosting bonbon to munch on. He has been known to devi...
