The guest performer was Munich-born violinist Julia Fischer. For this concert she took on the Khachaturian Violin Concerto, and she easily conquered its emotional peaks and valleys without reading any music. Never missing a note, she seemed to be guided by her heart. This informal recital was more exciting than I anticipated.

The program had a few works consisting of Dvorak, Khachaturian, and Ravel. The first performance was that of Dvorak which was the Carnival, concert overture, Op.92. This piece was meant to be in one movement and to begin an opera or a play. It is played in A major but dances around keys before goin

Epilogue (Lent) serves as a summary of the range of moods and themes touched upon in the previous seven pieces.” In totality, this seven-part piece lasted eighteen minutes.

The second work was that of Khachturian featuring the Violin Concerto. It spotlighted the delightful violin soloist, Julia Fischer, who is all but 20 years old. The conductor escorted her to the stage in dramatic fashion. She played beautifully, conquering many technical difficulties including rapid and rhythmic passages. The first movement, Allegro con fermezza, had a semi fast, brisk pace. Miss Fischer was very intense and lyrical in all the right places. She overcame many twists and turns when it began very plainly but grew into a complex, bold sound.

throughout. The composer himself refers to this work as one long and very gradual crescendo. I found the melody pleasing as the movement went from quiet and simple to more complicated and loud. By the end of the piece you are almost drawn to foot stomping and hand clapping.

The musicians were very much into the music. I think the whole audience could feel the energy they were portraying. It dazzled me to see how “in sync” everyone was with each other. The conductor’s focus and passion for the music was evident. Julia Fischer performed amazingly especially in knowing that she is so young a

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