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Encore
Intermission
I really recommend going to one of David Garrett's concert. This guy plays the violin beautifully and his choice of a variety of compositions makes this concert really exiting. I went with my two daughters ages 10 and 15 and they loved the concert! His wonderful ability to play the violin plus his accompanying band results on a vibrant classical/contemporary arousing mix for young people as well!
This presentation at the Birchmere was without doubt one of the best you will ever see. David's talent is hard to understand at such a young age. He is extremely accomplished and without PBS's introduction many of us would not have known about him. The acoustics at the Birchmere really shined for this performance. He played for 2 hours and the diversity of his music kept us all clamoring for more. I can't wait to see him again!!
Garrett is a young artist who has a very bright future ahead of him. I could have listened to him all evening. Adorable and extremely humble. Hope he handles his success well because I have no doubt one day I will be saying, " I saw David Garrett when he played at the Birchmere!".
I seen David Garrett at the Birchmere in Alexandira, VA. His performance was simply amazing. He is such a talented individual, and each member of his band adds something different to the entire performance. He was very funny, and charming when talking to the audience. I would see he again no questions asked!
Such range; a wonderful mix of classical and rock. And the performer is good looking too!
Garrett played the crowd as well as he played violin, and that made him very good at both, indeed! His repertoire included numerous Americans, pop songs, the Zeppelin, Carmen, two Eastern European pieces, blues, and some of everything else, including a piece he wrote for an ex-. Don't forget The Bumblebee! His Paganini was breathtaking! The man is good, and his guitarist and keyboardist weren't too shabby, either.
The venue is small enough to be able to see all the performers up close. Acoustics were great. The band was talented and I must admit that was the best version of the 'duelling of the strings' that I have heard.
I was moved to tears as David Garrett entered the room playing his guitar. I was blown away with how amazing he sounded live! The diverse performance was enjoyable from start to finish. I was truly sorry for it to come to an end.
David Garrett is destined to be a major STAR on a global level. The Birchmere was very savvy to recognize his talent and get him on their schedule. The concert was amazing.
This young violinist is just incredible. His music is diverse, ranging from classical to rock, and his passion for his music is evident. His arrangements of classic pieces, such as "Humoresque" by Dvorak, are haunting and fresh; and his rendition of "Dueling Banjos" played with guitar pitted against violin, raises the roof. David Garrett's star is attached to a rocket, and I doubt appearances in smaller venues like the Birchmere in Alexandria will be possible in years to come. See him now so in years to come you can say you saw him on his first American tour. Although he's already well-known, this young man is destined for huge success worldwide.
Aside from the sheer virtuosity, David Garrett pulls incredible depth and soul out of his violin. It can be very emotional.
What an amazing show and such a talanted musicain, did not want it to end.
My husband and friends and I really enjoyed this concert. Thanks to PBS I found out about him and introduced him to them. It was a very enjoyable evening and the best part was that we were so close to the stage we could see the sparkle in his eyes. He is a fantastic performer. He gives the violin a new dimension with his rock, classic and pop arrangements. His band was wonderful and you could see how much they love playing together. His casual and upbeat stories in between the pieces were so much fun. David Garrett will go far in the US.
Intimate setting. Great relationship with the audience. Dynamic performance.
In a word - Wonderful! An artist who loves his work, a gifted yet modest presentation, and a band comprised of immense talent.
What an AWESOME peformance! This young man is as talented as he is attractive, and that's saying something! :) Anyone who can make the violin ROCK OUT to both Queen and AC/DC is ok by me!
To get to see and hear this phenom who has played before crowds in the tens of thousands at a wonderful venue like the Birchmere was truly a treat. Up close and personal surely beats across an arena. Garrett's mastery of his instrument is, in itself, impressive, but his approach to crossing boundaries of musical genres and putting his own touch on each is fabulous. The members of his band may not all have the recognition he has, but each is clearly a consummate professional and the combination is masterful. Reaching out and connecting with audience members of all ages, Garrett opened those at all levels to music they likely hadn't considered theirs before.
David Garrett is absolutely amazing. Not only is he a phenomenal violinist he is also very charismatic and the show was overall very entertaining.
From the moment he began to play, unseen, offstage, and then the spotlight illuminated him walking through the audience, he wowed the crowd with his virtuoso fiddle playing (is it heresy to call a Stradivarius a fiddle?). He's a child prodigy who's played with symphony orchestras worldwide, who looked very comfortable on stage in baggy jeans, a porkpie hat and unlaced boots. He does it all. Vivaldi's Summer to AC/DC's Thunderstruck. Queen's Who Wants to Live Forever? to Debussy's Clair de Lune. Brahm's Hungarian Dance No. 5 to Metallica's Nothing Else Matters. Throw in Bach's Air, Gershwin's Summertime, Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal, heck, even Dueling Banjos from Deliverance, and you begin to quickly see that in David Garrett's world, genres blur, classical and rock merge, and musical prejudice . . . well, it just doesn't exist. And he's a pretty good storyteller. A woman in the back yelled out, "Is that the violin you broke falling down the stairs?" Garrett then told about how bummed he was that it happened on Christmas Eve. But, then he said, he was able to get it repaired and, noted dryly, "It sounds better than it did before. So it was a good thing, no?" And about the time he was playing an open-air event in Europe. It began to rain and although the stage was covered, the wind began to blow in the front. He began to back up, worried that the Strad would get wet. He had backed nearly to the orchestra pit when an old woman climbed on stage and began to advance toward him. Then she whipped out an umbrella and held it over him while he finished the piece. After thanking her profusely for protecting his violin, she said, "Actually, I was trying to protect your hair."
A first-timer to the Birchmere, The setting was relaxing and it was nice to have the opportunity to have a drink during the performance. David Garrett was phenominal and the sound mixing was perfect for the venue size.
