Oeuvre: Un sourire

Pour une fois directement sous le feu des projecteurs, les musiciens de la Grande Boutique et leur directeur musical ont globalement brillé dans un programme varié allant de Haydn à Messiaen.

The Lithuanian conductor made Beethoven really sing while violinist, Vilde Frang's spirited interpretation of Elgar's Violin Concerto did not seem quite the finished article.

Even though I’ve been to quite a lot of concerts these past few years, I still can’t put my finger on why some concerts attract many attendees and especially why some are so sparsely visited.