Perfect Poise, Perfect Life
Bring your body into balance and revolutionise your life
By Noel Kingsley
Publisher Hodder Mobius
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Two in one
Two weeks ago I went to the Barbican concert hall, London, to hear the young virtuoso violinist Maxim Vengerov playing Shostakovitch's 1st viiolin concerto to a full house and it was truly fantastic. My only regret was that from where we were sitting, the angle of view was such I could not see Vengerov easily as he was concealed slightly by Rostropovitch who was conducting the LSO. I so wished to be closer....but never mind I thought, it's great to hear a wonderful live performance.
Last night I was at the Wigmore Hall to hear violinist Nikolaj Znaider playing Beethoven, Debussy, Schoenberg and Franck sonatas and superb he was, and generously played two encores at the end. I could see him easily and thoroughly enjoyed his performance and thought what a great start to 2006 to see two world class violinists in a fortnight!
...And then I noticed the person who was sitting directly in front of me in the next row and thought him vaguely familiar. It was Maxim Vengerov with his girlfriend who'd come to hear Znaider. This time he was so close I could have whispered in his ear or counted every hair on the back of his neck. He might not have liked that though.... Now I could see both performers without even turning my head! He too seemed to really enjoy the performance, applauded enthusiastically and afterwards went behind stage to meet his virtuoso colleague.
It's amazing how the world works.... One just never knows what's going to happen. What you think is what you get, right enough. That was a great evening on several levels that I won't forget in a hurry.
Comments
Hi Noel,
How did you know that the woman with Vengerov was his girlfriend? And do you know how one goes about getting a date with Maxim?
Best wishes,
Elizabeth
Hi Elizabeth,
Well I can't be sure she was his girlfriend as I didn't ask them, but they were very 'close'. As for getting a date with him, well all I can say is that you've probably got a better chance than me! :-)
Noel
Posted by: Elizabeth Hoffman | August 1, 2007 6:30 PM
yes, she was.
Posted by: someone knows | August 13, 2007 2:31 AM