Yuja Wang Berkeley Concert reviews
Maybe I Just Didn't Get It?
Bluegrass artists were incorporated into the concert, and the NC Symphony was wonderful. I'm a huge Bela Fleck fan and have seen him live many times over the years. At times sounding a little Gershwinesque, his piece, Imposter, was all over the map. Honestly...it just didn't work. Often sounding like the orchestra was tuning up, sometimes there were hints of Copland. At no time did Fleck's banjo improve the piece. I actually think Bela is such a musical genius that he hears music differently than I do. I'm jealous of the people who could hear and appreciate what I couldn't. To be fair, I was obviously in the minority because he received several rousing standing ovations. Loved how the first part of the program was grand.