Just bought a third-row, isle ticket to see my all-time favorite pianist, Hélène Grimaud (I celebrate her entire catalog) next month, performing the Brahms First Piano Concerto with the Colorado Symphony. I’ve never been so close to the stage, and the only other time Hélène has come to our little town that I know of, she couldn’t play due to a finger injury (She seems to play all over Europe and major cities across the United States, but not our city. I keep forgetting that Denver really isn’t that big). This was years ago. She became my favorite pianist in 2009, I have all of her albums and pre-order every new one as they come out. And if you know me at all, you know that I get 99.9% of my albums for less than two bucks apiece, so her recordings are special, and, worth it. I’m pretty excited for this, and, even better, the orchestra is also going to play the best symphony of all time, Beethoven’s Fifth! Couldn’t ask for a better concert.
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