New Years Resolutions

Well, one of my New Years resolutions was to blog more regularly - and you can see how badly that is going! But another was to get more of a life - a social and cultural life that is, in addition to the insane work schedule and the myriad of niggling chores and duties that pile up while I'm away. So for a Christmas present, Don and I got ourselves NY Philharmonic tickets, and last night was the first of our three-concert series. Kurt Masur conducting, with a program that included Beethoven's 3rd symphony, a couple of pieces by Liszt and closed with a god-awful early work (the Scythian Suite) by Prokofiev. Here's what the NY Times had to say about it. (You might have to register for this, but its free so do it!) The pianist on the Liszt pieces - Canadian Louis Lortie - was outstanding! Technically impeccable as one expects at this level of playing, but also nimble and clever in his interpretations - the Times calls it 'insouciance', what a great word!! Anyway, highly recommend listening to this guy.