I have a confession to make: I am not big into going to classical music concerts. I still keep attending a few performances a year, harboring hope that I’ll enjoy them, but my hit rate is one out of fifteen or so.
It is mostly my problem, not the performers’ – I may choose the wrong seats, where the acoustics are bad, or start daydreaming, or get distracted by people in the audience. I cannot tell you how many times I have enjoyed listening to the same piece of music in my car on the way to the concert more than at the concert itself. (Opera is an exception; the hit rate there is maybe eight out of ten.)
This is why I wanted to share with you this little “spontaneous” performance in a French restaurant. This is how music should be. I bet many people in this restaurant would never be caught dead in a symphony hall or an opera house, but here this music truly touched them and maybe even changed them a little.
You are a natural born writer and your appreciation of the classics is phenomenal! Many thanks for sharing the beauties of life you and your family uncover day to day!
I just cried listening to this young boy playing in the restaurant. Of course they were tears of joy. I do love how you think and write about life, family, money, music, your children, and your views. I appreciate all of it. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Katsenelson, this was beyond terrific. The pianist, the violinist, the opera singer. This made my evening. Please post more of this!