Friday, May 16, 2008

Fulfilled!

My great expectations were fulfilled! :)

Yo Yo Ma is truly a MASTER performer. Music sings from his cello whenever his bow gets near the actual cello! He ended up playing both the Haydn and Saint-Saens Cello concertos. For his encore, he did the slow movement from the Schubert Quintet. He performed with the Carpe Diem string quartet, which is comprised of members of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.

The music was truly great (everyone enjoys the Saint-Saens!). An absolute pleasure to hear!! The Columbus Symphony played a tremendous role as well. Their dynamics and attention to detail were never unnoticed! As Yo-Yo Ma put it, "These people are great people. They truly put passion into each note at every rehearsal and performance!"

2 comments:

Chip Michael said...

I am envious... I've not seen him in person, but own several of his albums.

BrahmsNotes said...

Indeed, he is AMAZING.