First, the 2010-11 season marks the first in a decade without music director Shinik Hahm. Second, by spring, only one of four candidates will remain to take his place.

The first of the music-director finalists, Paul Haas, arrived Saturday night for an interview with TSO staff and board and spent Sunday meeting with and rehearsing the orchestra for the first time.

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