Thursday evening

[ksmith]

Itzhak Perlman is a genius.

That is all.

Comments

[galeni.livejournal.com]

Oh, good. When I last saw him he only played two pieces out of the entire evening and seemed somewhat tired, but he still played like a genius.

I have his klezmer album....

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

It was a two-part concert--he played the second half, Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major. I didn't recognize the piece until the third movement, which I have humming at odd moments since last night.

I wonder if he ever puts a finger wrong anymore? The violin seems part of him.

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

I could look at that icon all day. OMG. <3

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Thanks--I don't use it often enough.

[e-moon60.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you got to see/hear that.

E.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

It was something. Even the visuals were memorable. The stage colors were all pale/dull creams and greys. The musicians all wore black pants and white shirts, and James Conlon, the conductor, wore a cream dinner jacket. Then Perlman comes out in black pants and a deep magenta shirt, possibly silk or silk jacquard with frog closures, the only spot of color on the stage.

I coveted that shirt. You would have loved it--that shade was right in your color wheelhouse.

And then he played.