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Michael Hovnanian formerly played bass with an orchestra located in a large midwestern city.

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Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Ravinia 03

concerts this week
(OK, that week: I'm hopelessly behind)

A
Time For Three
Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Higdon - Concerto 4-3 (Chicago premiere)
Gershwin - Concerto in F
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Tzimon Barto, piano

B
Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95
Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor
Peter Serkin, Piano

C
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Lang Lang, piano

Monday
off

soft sound – still water
early bass pizzicato
you throw in a rock

5 comments:

jmarkley said...

I enjoyed your blog thoroughly until you switched to these lame haiku. Can you get back to actually saying something?

Michael Hovnanian said...

No, not at the moment. Check back again in September.

barbthedarb said...

Hi Michael,
I just wanted to tell you that I find your haiku to be pithy and witty!

Michael Hovnanian said...

Thanks. I would settle for either.

jmarkley said...

So would I.