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Great Director, Great Band with Great Music! My wife and myself enjoyed very much during the entire concert. Please keep us posted for the next one!
This was a perfect concert! It's hard to miss when you can hear Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto and wonderful Strauss pieces played by a fine orchestra. The piano concerto was magnificent, and the solist definitely did it justice. The lilting melodies of Strauss had me dancing in my seat. The conductor was especially delightful and added much visual delight to the Strauss pieces with his animated movements and playfulness . At some points he reminded me, in the best possible and respectful way, of the joyfulness of Harpo Marx. I loved every moment of this concert.
EXCELLENTE PREFORMANCE ALL THE FAMILY ENJOY. THANK YOU.
I must say I hadn't had a better time in the symphony compared to this past Saturday night.
The symphony was beautiful, the sound was great, and my seat was perfect.
All in all a great performance worthy of the composers that inspired the music.
Was fantastic one of best ever, I will come back. The symphony met all expectations.
Excellent performance for a local symphony. Conductor was fun and engaged the audiance. Soloist was very good.
Excellent Flutist also for Kachaturian Flute Concerto I highly recommend LBSO
Fantastic performance ! Great venue.Wish there were more like this. Unforgettable.
Symphony sounded wonderful. Prokofiev was a great start, but Rachmaninov's concerto was the obvious highlight. All 3 movements were performed superbly, although, the tempo of the 2nd movement was just slightly faster than I would have liked (perhaps a tiny bit rushed?) Nonetheless, I was misty-eyed and moved the entire time!
The program "From Russia with Love" started with the difficult Prokovief, then moved on to the incredibly moving Rachmaninoff Piano concerto played by a superb soloist. That would have been an excellent and memorable concert. However, the Long Beach Symphony then performed Pictures at an Exhibition conducted to build to superlative and emotion-evoking climax showcasing excellent soloists especially lead trumpet. I will long remember the evening.
I thoroughly enjoyed hearing Marilyn Horne's narration of Copland's Lincoln Portrait, and the choirs and soloists singing Beethoven's 9th Symphony with the Long Beach Symphony. The spirit in Long Beach is wonderful, and the party of cake and champagne to celebrate the orchestra's 75th anniversary afterwards was such a nice touch.
Loved this show. It's also fun to have the audience join in. Makes one feel like a part of the LBSO family. We'll be back.
Long Beach is a happening city anyways and when you add a foggy nite and an incredible sight such as the LBCC you know somethings gonna pop. Of course it did. Miss Horne was great in the Copland piece, the 9th beyond belief. Then champagne and cake! Thanks to all who put that together.
Maestro Diemecke, the Long Beach Symphony, the soloists, the chorus were just totally awesome. Marilyn Horne was unforgettable. The Terrace Theater is one of the best. An unforgettable night...would see it all over again!!!
I got there late and sat in the nose bleeds but everything sounded pretty clear and the view was great. At the intermission I was allowed to sit in my seat at the second row but that was too close because all I could see was the front row of the orchestra and my neck started to hurt from looking up for so long. The sixth or seventh row would probably be a better place to sit.
Though the hundreds were in attendance the experience was warm and personal. Loved the opportunities for audience participation. Those involved from the music director to the lighting and stage hand/s presented a performance that was most memorable, truly professional, confident and spectacular.
My son and I went to this concert and the only problem we had was finding the parking place. But once we got inside the huge theater, in 60's retro style, we enjoyed this top orchestra in a space with wonderful sound. Go see them.
