A Classy Review for LA Master Chorale

Near the end of a well written review comes this line:

At the end, he received that rarest of honors. Despite the fact that nearly all of the 2,000 people in attendance know this piece well (many have sung it), the audience remained silent for eight seconds before bursting into, even by Los Angeles standards, an apoplectic standing ovation.

Full review of their Brahms Requiem performance here.