Again, the E-mail sent to Brad Wilber until I can put up a more detailed review:
"Went to NY Philharmonic concert in a Staten Island ballpark last night - Xian Zhang conducting Mozart's Divertimento in D, Bach Double Violin Concerto (Sheryl Staples and Michele Kim - finally got to hear that live!) and Elgar Enigma Variations, where the audience applauded after virtually every variation even after being warned that they were being played without pause. Those who had cell phones (not me) could also vote for encores - we had a choice between the Russian Dance from the Nutcracker and an orchestral arrangement of "Summertime". No great surprise, the latter won. Fabulous (but way too loud) fireworks display afterwards, and I had a nice conversation on the ferry back with one of the Met's music librarians who was "on loan" to the Philharmonic and will also work Mostly Mozart. But I'm still waiting to hear Maestra Zhang in an acoustically "normal" concert environment."
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