I played concerts on Friday and Saturday night with the Lubbock Symphony. We played the Dvorak violin concerto and Mahler's first symphony. Both concerts went really well, and provided a fitting conclusion to the season.
The soloist on the Dvorak was Yuval Yaron. He is an outstanding violinist. I'd never heard of him until this concert, but I'm looking forward to picking up a recording or two of his in the not-to-distant future. He's also a very nice man, friendly and easy to work with.
At the end of his performance on Saturday night, as is customary, he received a bouquet of flowers from the symphony. A little girl--maybe seven years old or so--in the front row was applauding him wildly, a big smile on her face. He leaned over and gave her the bouquet. I didn't see this, but the gesture evidently brought tears to the little girls eyes.
I heard Mr. Yaron in conversation with our concertmaster at intermission. Mr Yaron said something to the effect of "Maybe by giving her the flowers will make her decide to study violin." The concertmaster responded "Oh, she does study violin." I hope she continues to study violin. Talk about great recruiting!
The soloist on the Dvorak was Yuval Yaron. He is an outstanding violinist. I'd never heard of him until this concert, but I'm looking forward to picking up a recording or two of his in the not-to-distant future. He's also a very nice man, friendly and easy to work with.
At the end of his performance on Saturday night, as is customary, he received a bouquet of flowers from the symphony. A little girl--maybe seven years old or so--in the front row was applauding him wildly, a big smile on her face. He leaned over and gave her the bouquet. I didn't see this, but the gesture evidently brought tears to the little girls eyes.
I heard Mr. Yaron in conversation with our concertmaster at intermission. Mr Yaron said something to the effect of "Maybe by giving her the flowers will make her decide to study violin." The concertmaster responded "Oh, she does study violin." I hope she continues to study violin. Talk about great recruiting!