Boston Symphony Orchestra William Steinberg was unable to appear due to illness. He was replaced by Michael Tilson Thomas, and the program was changed, with Stravinsky's Symphonies of Wind Instruments and Beethoven's Piano Concert No. 1 replacing Robert Starer's Symphony No. 3 and Benjamin Lees' Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra. "Thomas to Lead the Boston." New York Times (1923-), 15 Jan. 1972, p. 19. ProQuest. Web. 15 Oct. 2025. symphony orchestra performance 1972-01-15T20:00:00