It was a fantastic night in City Hall. Ciara was great and Tasmin was astoundingly brilliant - and such a lovely person too. She came to the pub afterwards and was very chatty with everyone. Her performance of the violin concerto was amazing ... so calm and so in control all the time. Her rubatos were so well done that the orch found it easy to follow her.
The 1812? - what can I say? Picture a fog so thick I couldnt see the music stand in front of me let alone Keith! Search lights and explosions .... multitudinous brass players. The last time Cork City Hall burned down was on Dec 11th 1921 - the burning of Cork took place that night. We got pretty close to it again last night! A night to remember for a long time.
I joined CSO in 1968, so this concert was a fitting closure to 40 years of performance for me!
More photos, courtesy of George, on http://picasaweb.google.com/suzukipat
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