12/12/2023
Late posting. It was an amazing, amazing concert last Saturday. Sung Jin Cho performed Schumann's piano concerto under the baton of Jubin Metha with LA Phil. His performance was so sensitive and sublime. His encore, Chopin's Heroic Polonaise, was a spoiled treat. Most of all, it was an honor to listen to Maestro Jubin Metha conducting Mahler's Symphony No. 1. Everyone submerged into this great work of art, breathing together, and it wasn't questionable at all why everyone stood up all at once at the end, giving him a standing ovation. I was tearful with overwhelming awe of the performance. I set right behind the orchestra and was able to see him concudting right in front of me. I followed every direction of his fingertips as he conducted and literally fell like performing together. At age 87, he led the orchestra completely by memory. His energy, charisma, and knowledge of the piece proved why he's a legend. It was a moment of awakening. I am a musician, and I want to continually perform like him. I wish more people had a chance to join the experience of amazing performance like that. As a music teacher, it's my duty to promote classical music more to continue the legacy like this.
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