Wow!

Tonight I heard the Philadelphia Orchestra, like I mentioned before. Wow! It was so incredible to hear them. It's somewhat hard to describe how good they are. Anyway, I was really impressed by their size. The wind sections were of normal size but the string sections were huge:

16- 1st Violins
16- 2nd Violins
13- Violas
10- Cellos
8- Basses

In general the orchestra's tone and blend was amazing. Not to mention, the outstanding musicianship. They filled every corner of the hall with breath-taking music. I really enjoyed hearing the principal clarinetist, Ricardo Morales. Unfortunately I did not get to meet him.

The repertoire for the night was as follows: Beethoven, Symphony No. 8; Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 2; Beethoven, Symphony No. 7. The pianist, Tzimon Barto is a true virtuoso. Plus, the concerto he played is beautiful! After the concert I met the conductor, Christoph Eschenbach and Tzimon Barto. Both of these men have quite an extensive history for performing. I was also thrilled to see my former teacher at the concert. Special thanks to my friend who managed to get my parents and I the tickets.

I wish you all could have been here. You all would have loved it.

That's all for now.