From the July 3 issue of The New Yorker:
FAREWELL SYMPHONY
Daniel Barenboim's final concerts in Chicago.
by Alex Ross
On June 17th, Daniel Barenboim ended his decade-and-a-half run as the music director of the Chicago Symphony with a gritty, impassioned performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony...
The concerts caused considerable excitement in Chicago, even among those who had never loved the conductor. Some listeners resisted his habit of insistently programming the likes of Carter and Boulez; others resented his pro-Palestinian statements, or criticized him for failing to evangelize to younger audiences. Nonetheless, spare tickets were going for five hundred dollars and up. On the last night of the series, a young man was seen out on Michigan Avenue waving a fistful of twenties.
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Yes, that was me! Unfortunately, the article goes on to say that I did not get into the concert, which is false. A letter to the editor is in the works.
Stay tuned...
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