The Old New Thing

A different perspective from the first row of the symphony

August 28, 2009 Aug 28, 2009 08/28/09

Raymond Chen

On the weekend of November 10 during the 2007–2008 Seattle Symphony season, the symphony performed both Brahms piano concerti and two of his symphonies in consecutive concerts. My subscription included one of them, and I bought a separate ticket to the other one, and the seat I was given was in the very front row. You notice all ...