Thanks for asking - yeah, I thought things went well overall - Chris from Lafayette

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Thanks for asking - yeah, I thought things went well overall

There were some minor blemishes, but nothing serious. I have not heard a recording of the concert however, so maybe I'll have to modify my opinion if I ever do get a chance to hear it. ;-)

Christine was wonderful to work with and, in a couple of spots, really pushed me to my limits in terms of tempo (end of the Debussy Sonata for instance). She left yesterday and I believe she's back at Julliard right now, where I think she's resuming her studies with Joel Krosnick.

One funny thing that happened however was that in Pärt's "Spiegel im Spiegel", the music is SO technically undemanding that it can lull you into a trance (of higher consciousness?). Anyway, at one point, Christine (and I hope she won't mind my reporting this) skipped a couple of measures, so I had to jump too to catch up. As one of the YouTube posters says about this piece, "So simple, yet so profound!". That should read: so DECEPTIVELY simple! LOL!

I would guess that the audience was about 90% Korean, and my page turner, one of Christine's friends, observed, "The people at this concert seem like they're on some kind of stock-footage television show about Korea!". ;-)

Anyway, I'm sure Christine will be very successful in whatever musical endeavors she chooses to undertake. I certainly wish her the best and I hope I'll get a chance to play with her again if she returns to the SF Bay Area.

Actually, I'm reminded that I also accompanied another very fine Korean cellist many, many years ago: Eileen Moon, who is now the assistant principal cello in the NYPO. In some ways, it's amazing for me to think that I actually get paid for doing stuff like this (although, the extensive preparation can sometimes be gruesome - especially when your schedule may not allow you the time you'd like for it!). For instance, during the past weekend, I also had a string of private rehearsals on Saturday morning and early afternoon, Christine's concert (preceded by a short rehearsal) on Saturday evening, a two-hour cello class on Sunday morning, and a competition where I accompanied 14 people on Sunday afternoon, one of whom was playing the Walton Viola Concerto, a piece I had never played before. I was completely wiped out on Sunday night! ;-)

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Topic - A kindred spirit reviews one of my fave 2014 recordings - Chris from Lafayette 23:45:57 01/13/15 (8)

RE: A kindred spirit reviews one of my fave 2014 recordings - fantja 13:51:04 01/14/15 (3)

Looks as if they've got jazz coverage too - Chris from Lafayette 14:28:09 01/14/15 (2)

RE: Looks as if they've got jazz coverage too - fantja 13:57:48 01/15/15 (0)

RE: Looks as if they've got jazz coverage too - fantja 18:30:16 01/14/15 (0)

RE: A kindred spirit reviews one of my fave 2014 recordings - Eldragon 07:34:12 01/14/15 (3)

Thanks for asking - yeah, I thought things went well overall - Chris from Lafayette 09:34:19 01/14/15 (2)

That was a tough schedule -- good work! nt - rbolaw 14:04:26 01/14/15 (0)

RE: Thanks for asking - yeah, I thought things went well overall - Eldragon 13:43:41 01/14/15 (0)

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Thanks for asking - yeah, I thought things went well overall - Chris from Lafayette 09:34:19 01/14/15 (2)

That was a tough schedule -- good work! nt - rbolaw 14:04:26 01/14/15 (0)

RE: Thanks for asking - yeah, I thought things went well overall - Eldragon 13:43:41 01/14/15 (0)

Thanks for asking - yeah, I thought things went well overall

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