Moscow State Symphony by Amy

When first listening to the symphony was that they were all extremely talented! In order to play the way they did, you have to have a passion for what you are doing. You could tell they were well rehearsed because it didn’t sound like a bunch of separate instruments it sounded like one. They were amazing! The one thing that I did not really like was that it got a little lengthy for me. Since I do not listen to classical music very often it all sounds similar to me. I think that that is one thing that it made it seem long. Another thing that I liked was the conductor was so into the music and you could tell that he was really feeling the emotion in the music. Watching him get so into it made you want to get into it and experience what he was feeling.

My favorite part of the evening was talking to the performer after the symphony. Having a translator there was really neat, because I had only ever seen that on TV. It was surprising to me at how knowledgeable the clarinetist was on the history of Moscow State Symphony and its conductor. I guess when you have a passion for something you want to know everything about you can. Even though we could not speak directly to him, you could tell that he was doing exactly what he wanted to be doing; playing the clarinet with some of the most talented people.

Even thought the evening might have gone a bit long for me, I did thoroughly enjoy it. These people are giving their heart and soul to us through their music and I respect that. You could tell that evening that they were giving us everything they had and that hey weren’t holding back. That’s what made the evening a wonderful experience for me.