Boston Symphony assistant principal viola Cathy Basrak and principal violist Steven Ansell play in marathon gear
(Stu Rosner)
With security in Symphony Hall increased in the wake of the
Boston Marathon bombings, the Boston Symphony Orchestra paid tribute to
the victims of the attacks and their families during its concert
Thursday night.
A video supplied to WQXR by the BSO shows the orchestra's assistant principal violist, Cathy Basrak, who ran the marathon on Monday, introducing the concert from the stage. Wearing her marathon jacket and a running watch over her black evening gown, Basrak reads a quote from Leonard Bernstein and leads a moment of silence. More
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