Prelude

April 4, 2006 at 9:07 AM

Tonight I’m going to the Kennedy Center to hear Yo Yo Ma play three of the Bach Suites for Unaccompanied Cello. Wow! I have recordings of all the Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites by Yo Yo Ma and Casals, but there is nothing quite as exciting as a live performance.

Today I received a brochure from the Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS) about their concerts for the 2006/2007 season. Here’s what caught my eye.

Cleveland Orchestra

Philadelphia Orchestra

Andras Schiff

Yevgeny Kissin

Sarah Chang

Pinchas Zukerman

Joshua Bell

Joshua Bell is the coverboy for the classical music series on the WPAS website. Do you see that, Sydney?

I took a look at violinist CDs and DVDs on Amazon.com. A fellow v.commie, Scott68, has written lots of very good, very helpful reviews. He writes from the perspective of a violinist. Thanks, Scott68.

I’ll write about Yo Yo Ma’s concert. I’m so excited!