My mouth is hanging open and it won't close. Could this be heaven?

April 13, 2007 at 7:36 PM

My legs feel like jelly and I don't think I'll make it past tomorrow night.

My violin teacher('s wife) just called: "I have sold-out tickets to a performance in Lincoln Center tomorrow. I'll pick you and your mom up. You can't miss this concert."

"Oh? Awesome," I say, "So what's the program and who's on it?"

I nearly fainted when she told me.

The Sibelius Violin Concerto.

Being quite possibly my favorite concerto, it would've have been enough to have me drop the phone.

But it wasn't just that.

She listed them.
"Well, there's the the Mendelssohn. You know, the one in E minor and the (highly-unlikely-to-be- heard-performed- live-for-a-while) Butterfly Lovers' concerto... performed by the winner of the Paganini..."

I stammer a response and rush online to look-up the concert. It's impossible. Three violin concerti in one night? And such delicious ones? Surely, it can't be all the movements...

But I think it is. And that's not all. Paganini's 'La Campenella' (Is that his second concerto? Or just the third movement of it?) and his 24th caprice is there too. Not to mention some Tchaikovsky. Ziggyiggyicantspellitafterayeariggy is there too.

This load would surely be too exhausting for just one violinist. That's why there are four. Four first-place winners of the International Paganini Violin Competition, including last year's winner and v.com member, Feng Ning.

I couldn't believe my eyes. Multiple violin concerti and showpieces. Four Paganini winners. All in one night. Maybe this deserves another round of saint shouting. That is, if I can get my mouth to move again.

From Karin Lin
Posted on April 13, 2007 at 8:20 PM

Wow! Have a wonderful time. Don't let any flies into your mouth :)

From Sydney M.
Posted on April 13, 2007 at 11:22 PM

WOW!!! That's awesome! Have fun!

From Albert Justice
Posted on April 14, 2007 at 4:30 AM

Breath!

From Pauline Lerner
Posted on April 14, 2007 at 5:39 AM

Wow! That's fantastic! Close your mouth and enjoy.

From al ku
Posted on April 14, 2007 at 1:44 PM

linda, if you can maintain the opening mouth in the concert, i may be able to pick your out from the crowd:)

a friend just gave us a bunch of tickets, so may be there as well.

looks like a beautiful day,,,before tomorrow:(