All Strings Attached
07/30/2007
Ljubljana hosts a two-month summer festival every year, filled with events that satisfy a variety of tastes and preferences.
After two disappointing performances, a musicle and an opera that flat out let me down, I was thrilled with tonight’s concert by the European String Orchestra.
Please excuse the sound quality, this is to serve just as a tiny memento.
The musicians lead by conductor Pieralberto Cattaneo used the wonderful setting of a chamber in the Ljubljana castle and its acoustics to produce a soul-pleasing experience. I’m sure each of them could easily have performed as solists, but special mention must go to the one who did so – the solist on the trumpet, Vicente Campos. The clarity and precision of sound was moving.
Bravo!
Two more not-very-good sound files: trumpet and violine
Adriaan said,
July 31, 2007 @ 1:52 am
Looks like you’ve been keeping very busy with culture! The sound may not be “broadcast” standard, but it’s easy to get a feel for the quality of the musicianship.
Bravo indeed.
Adriaan
pengovsky said,
July 31, 2007 @ 10:12 am
You can actually hear anything at Palacij?
dr. filomena said,
July 31, 2007 @ 2:08 pm
Mean mean mean 🙂 Yep, I cleaned my ears real good. Seriously, it was very nice.
dr. filomena said,
July 31, 2007 @ 2:16 pm
Adriaan, we’ll have to check out one of the events in your home village 🙂 I hear the soothing frequencies alleviate muscle pain brought about by Alpine walking, ha!
julia said,
August 2, 2007 @ 7:37 am
summer fest there must be great stuff – unbelievable setting
dr. filomena said,
August 3, 2007 @ 5:05 pm
Julia, come on over here! 🙂 We’ll show you around… I LOVE the summer festival, always go to a number of events. Think I got tickets to 8 shows this year 🙂