Monday, November 17, 2008

Obihiro Symphony Orchestra: Pretty Good!

It was my second time to enjoy this orchestra's performance this year. Such an excellent local orchestra which can hold concerts several times a year should be appreciated more.  Especially the rich tone of the strings section is superb.
Featured today were a young conductor H. Matsumoto and an Obihiro-born pianist Yuriko Ito who played Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, as if she had been opening a jewel box on the stage. The orchestra also performed Tchaikovski's Symphony No. 5 in E minor, another Russian standard.
The ticket prices are 1,000 and 2,000 yen. How could you complain?
今年2回目の帯広交響楽団のコンサート。年に数回コンサートを開催できる優秀な地方オーケストラはもっと注目されてもいい。特に弦楽器群のリッチな響きはすばらしい。
今日の曲目は、ラフマニノフのピアノ協奏曲2番、指揮は松本宏康に帯広生まれのピアニスト伊藤夢里子の宝石箱を広げたような表情豊かな演奏。そしてもう一つ、ロシア音楽定番チャイコフスキーの交響曲第5番。
チケットのお値段は1,000円と2,000円。大満足。
(Sorry about the poor quality of my Keitai photo.)

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