Borklog: One entry

8 May 2002

We went to see the Pittsburgh Symphony last nigh, with guest soloist Itzhak Perlman. I've always been a fan of Perlman's recordings, but have not had a chance to see him Live. All I can say is "wow". THe fist half just the Symphony, doing Mozart #39 and the ~~exploding~~ Blue Danubes. The average audience member was pretty pumped, since the EBD got a standing ovation from about 2/3 of the crowd (come on guys, it was a nice performance. You're supposed to save the Standing-O for the finest performances you've ever heard). On the second half Perlman came out and played the Mendelsohhn concerto (one of my favorites). And that was one of the finest performances I've ever heard. Outside of the prinicpal oboe noisily blowing water out of her horn at inopprtune moments, it was a truly sublime experience. Also, surprisingly enough, the crowd here (which was more of a pops / mass culture audience) was much, much better behaved than the usual subscription concert crowd. This is the first outing, whether it was the Symphony or a movie, that I didn't have some annoying idiot talking behind me.

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