And for 90 minutes I was happy.
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the LA Philharmonic in Mahler’s 7th. Photo and text from their website: “Gustavo Dudamel describes Mahler’s Seventh as “a symphony of everything: from chaos to glory, sarcasm to tenderness, from a funeral march to a seductive tango. It is a cosmic symphony of perfect construction and galactic emotional scope.” At the core of this monumental and expansive opus are two movements built on the tradition of Nachtmusik or “Night Music” whose moodiness and introspection have earned the symphony the nickname “Song of the Night.”
I was writing with Nancy about the Academy Award winning short The Only Girl in the Orchestra: I did enjoy that short very much and Saturday when I saw Dudamel and the LA Phil doing Mahler’s 7th, and all those women in the orchestra, I thought of her. The concert was one of those unforgettables, every instrument was present, every section was full including the back row entirely chock-o-block with percussion, Dudamel exuded infectious joy, and for 90 minutes I was entirely happy, without another thought.
We were celebrating Lona’s birthday at the Disney Concert Hall as we have for the previous two years, always stopping off for an early dinner at The Palace.
