Moscow State Symphony by Madeline

Although I’ve never been much of a classical music enthusiast, I still enjoyed the performance by the Moscow State Symphony very much. The conductor’s obvious energy and passion for the music was interesting to watch, and I liked watching the other performers also. (Since we were seated so close to the performers, I could only see the first few rows) The violin soloist was incredibly talented and fascinating to watch, but I can understand why people didn’t really like the piece he played when the composer first wrote it. It started out fine, but then there were multiple false endings, where the violinist would draw out the notes (excruciatingly high notes, too) to make it sound like the song was ending, even though it wasn’t. He did this several times in a row, and it got tedious. The multiple encores were also amusing, as it was obvious after the second encore that the audience was not really in the mood for any more music but kept clapping because the performers simply would not leave the stage. Despite this, all the pieces performed by the musicians were very beautiful to listen to, and I enjoyed the show very much.