cubanmiamiboy Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 What an amazing performance was that of tonight! Wonder boy Bell gave us just la creme de la creme with his Stradivarius. His picks were just the best. Brahms' touching, fragile Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in A major, op. 100, Schubert's dual Fantasy in C major, Op. 159 with all its beautiful tension between classical order and romantic impetuosity and folk flavored Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 13 from Grieg. He had me in the clouds the whole time, and by the end of the performance he had to come and play two encores. He chose a piece by Sibelius-(sorry I can't remember the name)-and Chopin's Polonaise heroïque-(no comments necessary). With that last piece he had the whole house in fire...!! He was partnered by British pianist Sam Haywood. Link to comment
Helene Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I think you're going to have to start calling him "Wonder Man": he's in his 40's now Link to comment
cubanmiamiboy Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 I know! The thing is that he still gets promoted as the prodigy kid he was back in the days. The pic on the playbill was sort of outdated too... (I guess the myth still is his presentation card... ) Link to comment
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