Just What's A Canker Sore
9 years ago
Thursday, February 02, 2006
One of my new years resolutions was to take advatage of the things that Melbourne has to offer. I think I've done pretty well for the month of January. And last night I went to the Sidney Myer Music Bowl to see the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. The soloist that played with them last night was a pianist by the name of Hoang Pham, born in Vietnam now living in New York, via Australia, and the conductor was Pietari Inkinen from Finnland. They performed Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini. Oh how I love Rachmaninov! It was such a great night. The MSO played for about 2 hours. The rest of the pieces were other orchestral pieces from dvorak, vivaldi and I'm not sure about the last one. It wasn't the most pleasant weather for it, but I plan to go back next week, and hopefully it will be a bit nicer then. I just really enjoy good music, and the MSO are world class. It has inspired me to get my violin back out! This is Hoang Pham taking a bow after his dazzling performance. If only I could play like him...
And this is the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra after their performance, while we were all getting sore hands from clapping for so long. They even did an encore! I didn't realise orchestras did encores! What a night of amazing music!
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Nothing like getting a bit of culture...
Good job getting cultured. Actually... I have a funny culture story.
While my brother was at school today, in English as a class everyone had to write who their favourite singer was. My brother didn't even know any, so he put down a composer, Shokastovich, which if you know my brother makes sense.
When he read his out a girl from across the room inexplicably yelled out "It's so totally not! I know what he listens to!"
To which my brother replied "Who are you?" (My brother doesn't really talk to girls)
I don't think she could understand how anyone would listen to classical music.
As far as Rachmaninov goes, I never get past Flight of the Bumblebee, does it for me every time.
Film scores Guru? You must convince me to accompany you to that.
Actually KK's brother, aka son or nun, has always been a classical music junkie - Shostakovitch and crew - where did his parents go wrong?
*hangs head in shame*
You go, girl. Keep it up with that culture.
*thought Flight of the Bumblebee was Rimsky-Korsakov"