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Hollywood Bowl conductor Thomas Wilkins: 'Music was calling me by name'

Jun. 17, 2019

Thomas Wilkins on opening night at the Hollywood Bowl 2019. Credit: Craig Mathew and Greg Grudt /Mathew Imaging.

The summer concert series at the Hollywood Bowl kicked off this weekend. Thomas Wilkins is the Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. He was 8 years old when he found classical music. He talks about his career and this season's shows at the Hollywood Bowl.

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