Monday, January 16, 2017

LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC

BY ED BRUCE   edbrucevegas@yahoo.com 

NEXT... 4 FEBRUARY 2017...SMITH CENTER DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS



THIS HONORING DVORAK'S JUST COMPLETED 175TH BIRTHDAY

THE  PROGRAM TWO NEW PIECES AND DVORAK'S 7TH....
(UNFORTUNATELY NOT THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY BUT
WE HOPE TO HEAR IT SOON)

ALL PRECEDED BY THE GROWINGLY POPULAR PRE SHOW
DISCUSSION AT 630....CLASSICAL MUSIC 101...

JUST FINISHED ONE OF THESE LAST WEEK...GREAT CROWD
FOR THE PRE SHOW AND MOZART AND BEETHOVEN...

PRE SHOW HIGHLITED BY BUCHAREST PIANIST MARIA RADUTU'S
NEW FOUND PASSION FOR TACOS.....AND MUCH MORE....

MICHAEL TORKE....THE ON STAGE LIVING COMPOSER FOR
HIS "ASH"...LIGHTENED AND ENLIGHTENED US ABOUT THIS
PIECE AND HIS CAREER...

VIENESE NATIVE RADUTU AT 32....TORE INTO MOZARTS
PIANO CONCERTO 23 WITH GREAT PASSION... AND DID A TOO
SHORT ENCORE WHICH INCLUDED REACHING INTO THE PIANO
WITH THE LEFT HAND FOR NUMEROUS BASS SOUNDS.....
GOD IT WAS GREAT....

BEETHOVENS SYMPHONY NO. 6 INDICATIVE OF THE GENUIS
THEREIN.....THIS "PASTORAL" WAS INDICATIVE OF NATURE...
CONDUCTOR DONATO CABRERA TOLD US HOW TO LISTEN FOR
THIS AND I SURE DID.

ANOTHER FIRST CLASS SHOW AND A FULL 2017 SCHEDULE AHEAD...
SO GLAD I LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO ENJOY THIS CONDUCTOR AND
THIS ORCHESTRA  IN MY LIFETIME,

A+ 101

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