So,
today was rather cool. Marshall Scholars are really quite epic.
Madalyn
Parnas, one of my favourite 2012 Scholars (not that I have favourites, of
course), just soloed with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
The
Philharmonic has a residency with Eastbourne Theatres, so a group of Marshalls
and I travelled to the southeastern coastal town for a lovely daytrip. We
frolicked a bit on the rocky beach amidst the white chalk cliffs and had a
lovely lunch on the deck of a beach café.
Then we
went into the Congress Theatre to be wowed by the amazing musicianship of the
London Philharmonic, who played some Elgar and Beethoven on their own, and for
the main event, Mendelssohn’s violin concerto…with Maddy making glorious,
lyrical…I don’t even have a word. It was amazing. I honestly cried five
separate times.
Joseph
Joachim (19th century violinist) said of this concerto: “The Germans have four
violin concertos. The greatest, most uncompromising is Beethoven’s. The one by
Brahms vies with it in seriousness. The richest, the most seductive, was
written by Max Bruch. But the most inward, the heart’s jewel, is Mendelssohn’s.”
And Mad’s performance certainly lived up to that.
More on
the show: http://www.lpo.org.uk/whats-on-and-tickets/361-eastbourne-residency-elgar-mendelssohn-and-beethoven.html
Check out Maddy and her sister on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/parnasm
And learn more about her music online at http://www.parnasmusic.com/
I’m a
very proud Marshall Mama today.
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