Here is one of my former music professors from Western U, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, last month with the Vienna Philharmonic and Gergiev conducting, with Tchaikovsky's work for cello and orchestra.
Tchaikovsky is one of the Mr. Christmas figures in classical music.
I met Tsutsumi a couple of times in Toronto about ten and eight years ago, he seemed to remember me from the days at Western U in the early seventies, when I attended his weekly piano/cello masterclasses which he conducted with my piano professor. I played for him only once in those masterclasses, a rather subdued performance of a Beethoven work. In those days, he would say hello to me when we passed each other in the hallways. His career is obviously still in high achievement phase.
Tchaikovsky is one of the Mr. Christmas figures in classical music.
I met Tsutsumi a couple of times in Toronto about ten and eight years ago, he seemed to remember me from the days at Western U in the early seventies, when I attended his weekly piano/cello masterclasses which he conducted with my piano professor. I played for him only once in those masterclasses, a rather subdued performance of a Beethoven work. In those days, he would say hello to me when we passed each other in the hallways. His career is obviously still in high achievement phase.
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... no offense to your former teacher! It's just tough to listen to an older, muted, mono sounding recording when I've been conditioned to listening to the modern digital version with Perlman and the Vienna Phil. Itzhak (goat violinist?) has that special flair that's damn near impossible to beat! And he exudes even more charisma and magic during live performances! The Mozart violin sonata cycle with Barenboim is pretty damn special too (and I'm not a huge fan of Barenboim)...
