“Most jumped to their feet applauding” at the end of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra’s March 16 performance of Lutoslawski’s Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, writes Kelley Crawford in Friday’s (3/17) Nolavie.com (New Orleans). “That is when I heard a voice yell out, ‘Yeah!’ from the right side of the balcony. It was a young man with long hair, red pants, and a giant smile.… I noticed that dotted among the … crowd were art patrons that looked to be in their thirties or younger…. A young woman with a pixie haircut and a jean jacket half covering a forearm tattoo … confessed … ‘I’m not resistant to classical music…. I just don’t really listen to it…. I thought that second piece [Lutoslawski’s ‘Concerto for Cello and Orchestra’] was creepy, and I really liked that,’ she said before explaining her love for horror films…. Her date … a thirty-three-year-old, self-employed, guitar playing male … was very happy with during the LPO’s performance at the Orpheum. In fact, with seats starting around $20, the LPO’s cost is on par with a night out at a jazz club and way below the ticket price on rock concerts that come through the city.”
Posted March 20, 2017
