Classical Concert Review

On July 18, 2017 at 7:30PM, I was given the opportunity to attend a classical concert at Princeton University. This concert was part of a series called Summer Chamber Concerts; a summer event where different classical concerts are held featuring different musicians. This particular concert was featured the Lysander Trio. This trio consists of Itamar Zorman on the violin, Liza Stepanova on the piano, and Michael Katz on the cello. These classically trained musicians blew me away with their performance. They started the night with Intermezzo from Goyescas which was written by Enrique Cassado. As beautiful as it was, the violin and cello took over this performance, which left me craving for more piano. They then continued with a set of pieces titled Around a Cauldron written by Gilad Cohen. I personally enjoyed this and was amazed at how all the pieces fit together to tell a beautiful story. All three instruments balanced each other perfectly. The piano especially was
One particular man was wearing a black tee with tan cotton chino pants. Another woman wore a black and white sleeveless shirt with your typical jeans. Even though the audience's attire was not as noticeable, the appreciation for the artists and their performance definitely was. While a piece was being played, the audience grew so silent and emerged in the music that you could hear every detail and every note played. After it was obvious that a piece was done being performed, the audience clapped in much appreciation. There was no yelling of “Woo!” and so on. I did happen to notice that when an artist introduced a piece, sometimes he would make a small joke and the audience would laugh. However, this did not affect how seriously the performance was still taken. At the end of the repertoire, the musicians as they bowed, were given a standing motivation which much