Recital week for the Birds

This Wednesday, Jbird and Soph will play their chamber music recital.  They have formed a trio, with a cellist, and are playing Rachmaninoff Piano Trio Élégiaque No. 1 in G minor and Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor.  They have put a lot of work into this recital, holding a huge number of lessons and rehearsals together, besides all the personal practice.  Jbird even managed to swing a fancy lesson with Professor Dubinsky who played the piano part for Rachmaninoff himself! She's kind of royalty around here.  They're holding their dress rehearsal as I type.

I am always much more inclined to enjoy a concert if I’ve heard the music a lot.  Normally Jbird practices at home but we didn’t have a piano for a good part of this semester so I’ve had to resort to listening to recordings instead.  Rach and Shost are two of my favourite composers.  Those Russians write dark, intense, exciting music.  The themes are memorable and hold many story-like components.  

One of the best things about living here is all the concerts we can go to, and even better, the concerts that Jbird and Soph play in.  If you’d like to see little bit of their magic, click on this link.  Here, they’re playing Gran Duo Concertante for Double Bass and Violin by Bottesini with their buddy Steve.  It was at Steve’s Senior Recital.  I’m extremely proud of my sis-in-law and hubby.