Sunday, November 18, 2007

Witness of Standing Ovation

I went to a concert at MinatoMirai in Yokohama last Saturday. The German orchestra has a relaxed sound and it reminds me of an easygoing flow of time. It sounds as if I would be far away from bustle of big cities. After the concert I found I should have a relaxed life. They performed Mozart's piano concerto No.23 and Bruckner's 7th symphony. The curious and unusual combination of both different works was interesting. I guess they put the Mozart's as an appetizer of Bruckner's. Partly, the pianist played the piano awkwardly with a heavy hand but overall impression was good. But next Bruckner was awesome. The performance went perfectly with sharp concentration throughout the 90 minutes piece. The night, I was a witness of standing ovation. I saw standing ovation for the first time in my life - it's as rare as that.