Thursday, March 6, 2008
A bit of culture
One of the perks of my job is that I get a lot of discounted tickets to exhibitions and shows. Last night, we took advantage of one of these deals and ended up at the Royal Festival Hall to see the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra performed Ravel's Piano Concerto for the left hand followed by Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony. The seats we got were 15 rows from the stage...not bad since they were super cheap! If not for the annoying child smacking his lips while eating sticky toffee pudding and his overindulgent mother seated behind us, it would have been a wonderful night out.
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Jen,
is the 7th the Leningrad one?
Olga
Yes. The seige. There was a lot of "marching" in the music. And some loud "battle-like" elements.
We had some Shostakovich last night too. Took in Compañía María Pagés-Sevilla at Sadler's Wells. During the show they danced to Jazz Suite No. 2: 6. Waltz II. Outstanding Flamenco. After the show, we head to Exmouth Market to dine at Moro. And who ended up sitting at the table next to ours...Ms. Pagés!
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