Obra: Slavonic Dance no. 3 in A flat major, Op.46 no.3

Hans Keller's mischievous essay on “Phoney Professions” lists  both viola players (“it’s just a big violin”) and conductors among its targets. This performance refuted that, as surely as it delighted everyone else.

There was a tingle to this concert, as if musicians and audience alike saw clearly for the first time what riches lie ahead.