tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post5511965197179482659..comments2023-05-30T09:31:32.971+01:00Comments on Vasily Petrenko: Near the Capitol HillUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-28807465806225659622009-03-28T23:35:00.000+00:002009-03-28T23:35:00.000+00:00I attended one of your Baltimore performances and ...I attended one of your Baltimore performances and it was really one of the very best Baltimore orchestra concerts I've attended in a couple of years. You lead Shostakovich wonderfully and the BSO really knows how to play him. I'm looking forward to your CDs of Shostakovich. I only wish they were with the Baltimore orchestra! And I can hardly wait to have you conducting here again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634158163681199883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-23398213857341704252009-02-26T13:48:00.000+00:002009-02-26T13:48:00.000+00:00Hello VasilyGood to share the train journey last w...Hello Vasily<BR/>Good to share the train journey last week. Sweet revenge for your interviewing me on stage at the Phil!<BR/>If inclined, drop me an email (via work) as it would be good to continue those discussions.<BR/> <BR/>ColinColin Dyashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13439127269936975602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-68219651961113963952009-02-22T23:43:00.000+00:002009-02-22T23:43:00.000+00:00Hi Everyone, just came on here to talk about today...Hi Everyone, just came on here to talk about today's concert and found Vasily's answers! Thank you very much for answering so many of our questions. Glad to hear you are having some time off and hope you get to spend time with your family. Do they ever travel with you when you work?<BR/><BR/>To the concert, I didn't recognise the name of the first item (Prokofiev) but found that I knew the jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173219423392750017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-42295389855121286622009-02-22T22:13:00.000+00:002009-02-22T22:13:00.000+00:00Answers part II:- ballet is very different thing f...Answers part II:<BR/>- ballet is very different thing from opera, conductor must follow ballerins in a performance and know all their tempos before.<BR/>- I'm in London at the moment, concert at Barbican at Wednesday (25th). Few days off afterwards (first time since Christmas and next will be in June), than Spain (work).<BR/>- my life is very prescripted untill middle of 2012, but there are Vasilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166713222661214106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-29649925263413885722009-02-22T22:03:00.000+00:002009-02-22T22:03:00.000+00:00Hallo everyone!Few answers:- perform Porgy and Bes...Hallo everyone!<BR/>Few answers:<BR/>- perform Porgy and Bess is quite difficult to organise, there are a lot of royalties to pay and also not so easy to find a singer. But we're thinking about.<BR/>- Friary Church in Everton is great place to rehearse and now with InHarmony programme will be very much in charge!<BR/>- orchestra very rare rehears anything for more than week ahead.<BR/>- Naicisum,Vasilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166713222661214106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-88425924780147009352009-02-20T17:25:00.000+00:002009-02-20T17:25:00.000+00:00Rather 'bitty' programme last night I thought and ...Rather 'bitty' programme last night I thought and I'm not too fond of Mendelssohn's Reformation Symphony, but Jane and Jill, you don't get that anyway tomorrow! Not a very good house unusually, but excellent music-making of course. Semiramide overture was fun too, but that's not in Sunday's programme either ... wait, though, for the incredible depth and range of Julia Lezhneva's singing in the Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-10202910746457240552009-02-18T22:50:00.000+00:002009-02-18T22:50:00.000+00:00HiNext time Jane Irwin sings in Liverpool, you'll ...Hi<BR/><BR/>Next time Jane Irwin sings in Liverpool, you'll have to miss the concert!!<BR/><BR/>I'll write to the Phil about the website, especially Vasily's page where even the photo's not up to date apart from the 2006 content. Maybe they'll take notice of two people...<BR/><BR/>Hope I'll get a free book for reading the proofs (!), but will definitely buy some for presents.<BR/><BR/>Paternity Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-89867609266498227542009-02-18T22:21:00.000+00:002009-02-18T22:21:00.000+00:00Hi againI hope I don't meet Jane Irwin's mother ag...Hi again<BR/>I hope I don't meet Jane Irwin's mother again, I will be in deep trouble!<BR/>Agree about the website. All the info about Vasily is too far away from the home page and most of it dates back to 2006. I asked to put a link to the blog somewhere more prominent, so hopefully they are looking at it, otherwise they are ignoring me!<BR/>I ordered the book about the Phil.<BR/>I think we jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173219423392750017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-34260467857560048122009-02-18T20:11:00.000+00:002009-02-18T20:11:00.000+00:00Hello AllI agree with Jill that making Jane do a s...Hello All<BR/><BR/>I agree with Jill that making Jane do a stock take on a Saturday evening is very mean! Will be interesting to compare notes with Jill and Jane on Sunday's concert compared with tomorrow's - not exactly the same programmes, but enough overlap to compare.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Jill, for the interesting insight into Jane Irwin's wardrobe!<BR/><BR/>And thanks Jill for further info on Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-33392820456048746802009-02-17T22:18:00.000+00:002009-02-17T22:18:00.000+00:00Hi Jane, I am going to that concert on Sunday and ...Hi Jane, I am going to that concert on Sunday and I think Robin is going on Thursday, so we will be able to compare notes. I don't think much of your employer having you stock taking on a Saturday evening, especially Valentine's Day. How mean!<BR/><BR/>keep in touch<BR/><BR/>Jilljillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173219423392750017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-4819227073001610092009-02-17T16:58:00.000+00:002009-02-17T16:58:00.000+00:00Hi Jill and all. I am going to a concert on Sunday...Hi Jill and all. I am going to a concert on Sunday and it was quite funny to read about Jane Iriving's mystery dress experience! So glad you had a nice time on Saturday while I was stock taking at work.<BR/><BR/>All the best<BR/>Jane.Jane.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14999866725694969720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-11547332048787401742009-02-17T00:52:00.000+00:002009-02-17T00:52:00.000+00:00Hello everyone. Saturday was fab, I enjoyed every...Hello everyone. Saturday was fab, I enjoyed every minute. Vasily, you really do something wonderful to the orchestra, they are truly inspired. I am always entranced by your left hand, it is so elegant and expressive, I noticed it immediately when I first saw you years ago.<BR/><BR/>Robin, I heard Vasily say in an interview that ballet dancers don't listen to the music, they just count. In thatjillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173219423392750017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-14696273373328843362009-02-16T20:18:00.000+00:002009-02-16T20:18:00.000+00:00Dear Vasily and allAnother great concert on Saturd...Dear Vasily and all<BR/><BR/>Another great concert on Saturday - isn't Jane Irwin's voice great? And Vasily and the band of course fantastic, especially in the best performance I've ever heard of Prokofiev's R&J suite (electric in places). Carmen great fun and brilliantly played. This Thursday should be pleasant, though rather a lot of bits and pieces ... Vasily: not Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-22505171472315963822009-02-13T14:41:00.000+00:002009-02-13T14:41:00.000+00:00Im not sure about the locals they do give me wierd...Im not sure about the locals they do give me wierd looks!!! but I get them normally so I'm not that bothered!!!<BR/><BR/>I study at Runshaw College there are quiet a lot of colleges in this area Runshaw CNC and Preston! Music wise I hope to keep music as a hobby so i can enjoy it and it not become a chore!!<BR/><BR/>What courses run at Alston Hall as it is not that far from where i live??<BR/><Naicisum (musician)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03546182325553503269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-64115978733453687192009-02-12T22:32:00.000+00:002009-02-12T22:32:00.000+00:00hi naicisum, you won't frighten the locals in Pres...hi naicisum, you won't frighten the locals in Preston because they are all fans of the Phil and Vasily, its their second home. I know someone who studies theatre/dance in Preston, would that be the same college as you or are there more? What are you planning to do with your flute in the future (I mean career wise)? I travel to Alston Hall (Longridge) fairly regularly for various courses. So jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173219423392750017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-52149938148752887422009-02-12T21:46:00.000+00:002009-02-12T21:46:00.000+00:00Hello to everyone, I am quite a fan of contempary ...Hello to everyone, <BR/><BR/>I am quite a fan of contempary music i have to say one of my favourite peices is Coplands Appalachian Spring Suite.... As a flautist i particullarly enjoy the flute solo (an altered "lord of the dance") it has to be my most listened to peice of music as it fills the time it takes me to walk form the bus to band practise!!! much to others amusment as i wander along Naicisum (musician)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03546182325553503269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-62281844586284952862009-02-11T23:53:00.000+00:002009-02-11T23:53:00.000+00:00Hello again everyone and welcome Musician. By the...Hello again everyone and welcome Musician. By the way, Judith posted a comment on the Merry Christmas blog, in case you thought I was replying to nothing!<BR/><BR/>Robin, I will have to tell you my life story, but will keep it brief! When I was young (pre-school) I played the piano and composed tunes, using both hands. Couple of years later I started piano lessons. I learned a piece with the jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173219423392750017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-62571749598726559972009-02-11T22:17:00.000+00:002009-02-11T22:17:00.000+00:00Hi to NaicisumGreat to hear you enjoyed the concer...Hi to Naicisum<BR/><BR/>Great to hear you enjoyed the concert - the same music others of us heard in Liverpool - and sure Vasily will be pleased.<BR/><BR/>Marvellous to have a comment from someone new, too, and hope you get to more concerts and can let everyone know what you think. The Phil's in Preston quite a lot, so persuade your tutor!<BR/><BR/>Jill: there must be some things you really want Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-59120418673653879782009-02-11T20:45:00.000+00:002009-02-11T20:45:00.000+00:00This is just to say thanks fro the fantastic conce...This is just to say thanks fro the fantastic concert last night at Preston Guild Hall all of the group from my college enjoyed it greatly, and we are going to try to persuade our tutor to take us to more of your concerts. Thank you for the fantastic musicNaicisum (musician)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03546182325553503269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-21719898376980179162009-02-09T23:59:00.000+00:002009-02-09T23:59:00.000+00:00Hello everyone. I thought there was a concert Por...Hello everyone. I thought there was a concert Porgy & Bess a few years ago. I didn't see it, but bought tickets for my sister as she has always loved the music. Am I wrong, or was it somewhere else? It was definitely Liverpool.<BR/><BR/>The first time I saw Vasily was at a concert called Pantomime, he was guest conductor. The music included various ballets plus Prokofiev's jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173219423392750017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-10272092583226736232009-02-09T20:18:00.000+00:002009-02-09T20:18:00.000+00:00Hi Vasily, Jill, Flo and JaneThat's a couple m...Hi Vasily, Jill, Flo and Jane<BR/><BR/>That's a couple more of us at last, and very welcome - perhaps the habit's starting to catch on!!<BR/><BR/>Absolutely agree with everyone that last week's concert was great as ever - enjoyed every minute even though the Rachmaninov isn't one of my favourites ... isn't Kirill Gerstein great? The conducting, too, of course! And the band'Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941630291909643915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-34428604385429801982009-02-08T18:36:00.000+00:002009-02-08T18:36:00.000+00:00Hi, I just wanted to say thank you for the concert...Hi, I just wanted to say thank you for the concert on Wednesday. It was my mother's birthday, so we got a couple of box seats. I never realised how moving the music was through the chairs, ha ha. Glad you enjoyed America.<BR/><BR/>Jane.Jane.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14999866725694969720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-34137150722373977572009-02-06T22:26:00.000+00:002009-02-06T22:26:00.000+00:00Hello Judith and welcome to the blog. I think the...Hello Judith and welcome to the blog. I think the Liverpool audiences at the Phil are fab, plenty of young people/students, arty types and then a whole range up to the occasional evening dress. All ages too. I wonder, though, if there isn't another whole group of Liverpudlians who "think" the Phil is elitist and think classical music is not for them. If you remind people that tv adverts and jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173219423392750017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-37464482738611554412009-02-05T00:25:00.000+00:002009-02-05T00:25:00.000+00:00Wow, I think that concert tonight (or last night) ...Wow, I think that concert tonight (or last night) was one of the best I have heard at the Phil. The sound from the strings - magic. Adrenalin was racing by the end, so went over the road to Carriageworks for coffee and watched end of match on computer - further adrenalin rush as Everton scored at last minute. Still sitting here too excited to go to bed! I love Gershwin and I don't think I havejillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173219423392750017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774988618610646245.post-8406968223318068862009-02-03T18:25:00.000+00:002009-02-03T18:25:00.000+00:00Hi Vasily, Hope you did not fly into Heathrow, but...Hi Vasily, Hope you did not fly into Heathrow, but arrived promptly in Merseyside. You must be laughing at us Brits and our weather (as the Queen said once "we don't have a climate, we have weather") It's pathetic. When I went to school they never closed for snow, we had to walk and were sent out to play in the snow too. Mind you, it was a while ago.<BR/><BR/>I was lucky to see Yo-Yo Ma at thejillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173219423392750017noreply@blogger.com