This week I saw the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra play at The Met. The concert was conducted by Antoni Wit and featured the invigorating pianist, Valentina Lisitsa. The program was broken into pieces by three major European composers from the late 1800s, including Polish composer Mieczyslaw Karlowicz (1876-1909), Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) and the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). The performance was held in Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, which provided great acoustics and a level of intimacy for the audience. The music was dramatic and inspiring, but Ms. Lisitsa gave the most ardent performance of the night with Piano Concerto No. 1. Her fiery expressions and gusto alone were attention grabbing, while the trills she accomplished on a giant blue grand piano were riveting. The concert was a memorable one. Wit’s encore was an exuberant rendition of “Stars and Stripes”. Before they closed the show with this last (of three) encores, Mr. Wit dedicated the song “to celebrate your new president, Barack Obama.” -Courtney Centeno, account executive
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