What was your last concert?

[Pulcinella]

Dvoràk - The Noonday Witch

Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No.3

Shostakovich - Symphony No.5

Gabriela Montero - piano
Tomáš Brauner - conductor

At the Anvil Basingstoke. A respectable turnout ( 60% of capacity perhaps) for an enticing programme.
the Noonday Witch was enjoyable enough , but the Prokofiev is in different league , very special, and the soloist did it full justice I thought. It set me wondering about which of the well known concertos are the hardest and easiest to play, technically speaking. We were treated to an improvised encore, based on Strangers in the Night and Happy Birthday !

The Shostakovich was terrific, and well appreciated by the audience. What a wonderful work it is, entirely deserving of its reputation.
the Orchestra looked to be enjoying its trip to the UK, and gave a wholehearted performance.

A word to the Anvil management when they see this , if you want people to make a return visit to your bars, maybe think twice before you charge them £4 for a half of London Pride.

Who was it, ts?
The Anvil's website doesn't tell me.

PS! Ah: found it.

The Prague Symphony Orchestra will perform in Basingstoke.

Sounds like a good concert.

[teamsaint]

Who was it, ts?
The Anvil's website doesn't tell me.

PS! Ah: found it.

The Prague Symphony Orchestra will perform in Basingstoke.

Sounds like a good concert.

Sorry, I copied and pasted, and didn’t notice the orchestra was missing form the listing. Yes, the Prague SO

Incidentally, a minor curiosity (?) the leader seemed to be a different person in each of the halves of the concert. I couldn’t see where the person who was in the leaders chair during the first half was during the second half.
the orchestra was surprisingly male dominated too, maybe 80/20 male / female.