A gifted talent detector, Mr. Fleischmann hired the young Finnish conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, who led the orchestra through an extraordinary period beginning in 1992.
14 For You 1978 ★★★★ An accomplished funk and soul debut from a precocious 19-year-old, but no hint whatsoever of the outrageously gifted talent that was soon to emerge.
A couple known as gifted talent spotters, they said they especially liked the work of Mr. Feldmann, in particular his "Stamps With Paintings," tiny pictures of art-historical nudes on a set of 180 stamps from post offices around the world.
The court was told United's No49, described on the club's website as a "supremely gifted talent", had nothing in the bank despite receiving £3,400, after tax, on the 25th of every month, as part of the professional contract he signed when he was 17.
He added: "He's exactly the type of young, exciting and gifted talent we want under our banner".
My experience taught me to recognize gifted talent when I see it.
His former English teacher John Baynes spoke out about Hoffman following his tragic death, telling WHEC that he was "an extraordinary and gifted talent".
"He was an extremely gifted talent and his defensive abilities were often overlooked because of playing in a small ballpark, Ebbets Field," Vin Scully said after Snider's death in 2011.
In an interview with WHEC, Baynes recalls Hoffman's performance in a school production of "Death of a Salesman," saying, "It was clear to everyone at that point that Phil was an extraordinary and gifted talent".
