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| Austin Symphony / Alisa Weilerstein : 4 of 5 | |
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3.05.2006
2:27 PM | Link |
 Yesterday I went to another wonderful concert of the Austin Symphony. Since I don't have season tickets, I just buy whatever seat I can get online, and believe it or not, I managed to snag the exact same fourth row seat that I had last time (and I got to say hello to the same guy I met before)! This time I didn't regret sitting so close, since the featured cellist, Alisa Weilerstein, was absolutely amazing! Her style was dramatic and full of energy, and it was wonderful to watch her face express what she was playing (and her good looks didn't hurt either). Seeing her up close was incredible, especially noticing details like playing an extremely high note off the fretboard of her instrument! The guest conductor, Ernest Hoetzl, was entertaining, too - he chose the program as a "panoramic tour of Austrian music" (from his introduction), and you could tell he was proud to show off the music of his home. Unfortunately, the long Schubert symphony was kind of flighty and lacked emotion, but they made up for it with several shorter works, including some polkas, and ended with the Blue Danube Waltz (which was the first time I've heard it performed live). The entire orchestra even did a short encore piece! I wonder if I'll get the same seat next month?
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