per jess's request, i'm doing a little catch-up in here :)
it was chilly last night when we met up (in the 30s!) at totto ramen east side for some taiwan paitan ramen! perfect for this time of year.
then we scurried over to the upper west side for daniil trifonov's performance of rachmaninov's concerto no 3 the with nyphilharmonic performance. i'd never heard of daniil prior to the nyphil email which reached my inbox a couple months ago. but after some research, learned about the young virtuoso's first place at the 2011 international tchaikovsky competition and obsessed over some of his youtube performances. we were seated in the orchestra section, though far back left corner where the acoustics weren't great. his performance felt a little muted in the beginning - not nearly as expressive as his previous performances that i'd grown accustom to listening to, but it's possible it was due to our seats and the acoustics in the room.
things i noticed ... how calm he appeared, shoulders loose with a relaxed composure (at least initially before things got rowdy). his perfect form and technique as his fingers struck the keys. his relatively small hands, which one would not expect in such a technically difficult rach concerto. how inspired i felt ... though with slight regret. back in hs, i had practiced a beethoven concerto for quite some time and practiced with an orchestral soundtrack (on CD), though i never took it seriously enough to actually win a competition, which could afford me the opportunity to perform with a live orchestra. how i regret not trying a little harder ...
in any case, it's amazing to see a single pianist take on an entire orchestra!
it was chilly last night when we met up (in the 30s!) at totto ramen east side for some taiwan paitan ramen! perfect for this time of year.
then we scurried over to the upper west side for daniil trifonov's performance of rachmaninov's concerto no 3 the with nyphilharmonic performance. i'd never heard of daniil prior to the nyphil email which reached my inbox a couple months ago. but after some research, learned about the young virtuoso's first place at the 2011 international tchaikovsky competition and obsessed over some of his youtube performances. we were seated in the orchestra section, though far back left corner where the acoustics weren't great. his performance felt a little muted in the beginning - not nearly as expressive as his previous performances that i'd grown accustom to listening to, but it's possible it was due to our seats and the acoustics in the room.
things i noticed ... how calm he appeared, shoulders loose with a relaxed composure (at least initially before things got rowdy). his perfect form and technique as his fingers struck the keys. his relatively small hands, which one would not expect in such a technically difficult rach concerto. how inspired i felt ... though with slight regret. back in hs, i had practiced a beethoven concerto for quite some time and practiced with an orchestral soundtrack (on CD), though i never took it seriously enough to actually win a competition, which could afford me the opportunity to perform with a live orchestra. how i regret not trying a little harder ...
in any case, it's amazing to see a single pianist take on an entire orchestra!
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