Mr. Mann, who is 69 years old, was making his New York conducting debut.

Salonen's U.S. conducting debut with the orchestra had been in 1984.

With the orchestra, he made his New York City conducting debut.

In 2012/13 he made his guest conducting debut with the Oregon Symphony.

He made his formal New York conducting debut with the Jupiter Symphony in 1990.

On Sunday he makes what is essentially his New York conducting debut.

What's one way to hedge your bets when making your New York conducting debut?

His United States conducting debut did not occur until 1991.

Lorin Maazel made his New York conducting debut 50 years ago this month.

He made an unplanned public conducting debut when he was seventeen, while vacationing with his family at a summer resort.