This week we received an email from a mother at the orchestra who plays violin with the MSO. She offered us discount tickets to go see Alisa Weilerstein, an amazing cellist. Elliott and I saw her in concert a few years back and we were so taken by her play, I remember we talked about it for days.
Ann got us a loge to the left of the stage, right above the orchestra. What a treat! It was so interesting to watch from where we were as so much happens on stage that you don't necessarily see when you are far away facing the orchestra. On top of it all, Elliott had the best of views to watch Alisa's technique.
At some point we realized that we knew 5 musicians in the orchestra. We thought it was not bad for ordinary people like us!
The best part of the evening came when Ann took us all backstage to go meet the famous cellist. Elliott was so excited I thought he was going to pass out. I haven't seen Elliott speechless many times before. She was so wonderful and friendly. She signed his CD and took the time to chat with him and ask him what repertoire he was working on. We were all so mesmerized, we forgot to ask her to take a picture with Elliott!
Backstage we also had the chance to chat with Andrew Wan, concertmaster of the MSO. We met him at Christmas at the Westmount Orchestra concert and I was surprised to see that he remembered the boys quite well.
Below is the picture of our proud little cellist, holding a precious CD signed by a wonderful musician. Thank you Ann for offering us this unforgettable experience. This truly was, a night to remember!
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