Saturday, October 5, 2019

Bring on the band...

...or orchestra.  When it comes to music I am a great listener.  I don't play any misical instruments and I can't carry a tune but I can sit and appreciate the music created by others.  Tonight was a great chance to do just that.  It was the opening performance of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and it was wonderful.  Billed as "Tchaikovsky Spectacular" that's just what it was.  The opening piece was Tchaikovsky's Coronation March and the Philharmonic was joined for this piece by the Fort Wayne Youth Symphony.  Together they had a great sound.  In introducing the youth group the director announced that they (the youth symphony) will be performing at Carnegie Hall in April.  Great job kids!
But, to me,the second piece, the Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 was the hit of the evening.  I really enjoyed the interplay between (almost battle between) the piano and orchestra.  The guest pianist, Nikolai Demidenko, a Russian who, according to his bio, has performed all over the world, gave a really amazing performance.  Evidently I wasn't the only one who thought so because he got a long, long standing ovation.  Kind of unusual at intermission but very well deserved.
This performance will be broadcast on WBNI-94.1 on Thursday, October 17 at 7:00pm.  I recommend it. 

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