Itzhak Perlman @ Sarasota
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A sold out concert. 7:05, ushers closed the doors. 7:08 Itzhak Perlman zooms onto the stage his motorized chair, followed by his longtime recital partner Rohan De Silva, and a female page tuner. They all dressed in black.
The recital has planned program, from works of three composers. It’s an hour long, plus a short intermission after the second composer.
- Bach (16 minutes)
- Strauss (29 min)
- Schumann (17 min)
The playbill ran out before the concert start – first time ever, so I’ve to take a photo of my neighbor’s.
When he re-emerges after the intermission, a man yelled, “I love you Itzhak.”
White haired grandpa in PJ picks up the microphone, said, “thank you.”
Then goes on to say, while in the backstage, he called Mr Schumann, who said the next three pieces are short but hope he’ll play them without interruption – aka applause.
“I said to Mr Schumann that I don’t care but Mr Schumann insists.”
So there isn’t an applause. To be honest, I do feel bewildered when the inappropriate applauds occur. There is a teen boy sits to my right who knows exactly when to applause – a future classical musician or a violist? Among the mostly grey haired audience, there are a few teens, some are alone and some are with their parents. All look like political and educated. Hope the number will grow larger …
After the Schumann’s pieces, it’s free program.
“I’ve a computer printout that I played here since 1912 …” laughs. “If you were here in 1912, your hearing is probably not very good … “ more laughs
Then a person yells, “Schindler’s List.”
… John Williams composed the score for the movie, and he performed the main theme. He played it at the concert we went two years ago, almost to the date.
He didn’t play it immediately but ends the night with it. Then encores with a fast paced Spanish piece.
A great night. Hope many more to come Itzhak!
79 岁机动化的帕伯
我的紫色头发和舞台很相配。
节目单派完了 有史以来第一次，天哪：是削减成本还是什么？
售罄的🎼。7:05，引座员关上了门。7:08 帕伯上舞。计划的节目为一小时，外加短暂的中场休息。
中场休息后他再次出现时，一名男子喊道：“我爱你，伊扎克。”
穿着睡衣的白发老爷爷拿起麦克风说：“谢谢。”
然后继续说，在后台，他打电话给舒曼先生，舒曼先生说接下来的三首曲子很短，但希望他能不间断地演奏它们=不要掌声。
“我对舒曼先生说我不在乎，但舒曼先生坚持。”
所以没有掌声。
舒曼的曲子演奏完后，是他自由选。
“我有一份电脑打印件，上面写着我从 1912 年起在这里演奏……”笑声。“如果你 1912 年在这里，你的听力可能不太好……”笑声不断
然后一个人喊道，“辛德勒的名单。”
(约翰·威廉姆斯创作了配乐, 他演奏了主旋律: 去年看他的电影音乐会 他也演奏了这个.)
他没有立即演奏这个，而是用它结束了当晚的演出。然后以一首快节奏的西班牙曲子返场。
口哨 掌声雷动 应接不暇
晚上 8:50 结束——简短而甜蜜。
谢谢你，Itzhak，希望很快能在某个地方再见到你
