...is a cold season to be alone.
So, two people: Pinchas Zukerman and Leonidas Kavakos. I saw them both this past week--Zukerman at Carnegie (awesome place) and Kavakos at MSM.
First, Carnegie. I love it. It's such an old place and yet has such a homey feel, kinda like you're in someone's house. The concert hall is more relaxed as well--not as quiet and uptight as Lincoln Center.
Zukerman and his friend Bronfman played violin sonatas--all of them beautiful (Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms! AMAZING!). I thoroughly enjoyed the performance. Zukerman really has this way with simple beauty. His timing is perfect too.
Kavakos--I saw him today, and I was sitting a few feet away from him. He was giving a masterclass, and I noticed that he really had a good idea of musical structure. Just awesome--he just GETS music. And his strad is awesome too.
Lately I've been wondering if I've been doing everything right--whether things are the way they should be, whether the things I'm doing are the things I should be doing...so many uncertainties. It's nice to have great friends around and an entire city to explore.
i'm sure everything is happening for the best. :) i wish i was where you are! seattle has been very quiet, just because of the snow. but it should be very 'loud' at my house cuz i have a ton of apps left... speaking of which, my columbia interview is this saturday! crossing my fingers! :)
ReplyDeletegod bless ya kevin!