February 18 - Carnegie Hall

You guessed it - another leisurely start but the weather doesn't look promising - rain and a chance of snow! We have lunch date with Noah from Sh-k-Boom Records, one of the suppliers I have been dealing with for many years - a chance to see where they are - 630 Ninth Avenue - also meet Kurt Deutsch and the rest of the gang. Delightful lunch with Noah and I don't think Neil was too bored with all the shop talk! It was great to finally meet these guys.















Kurt, Max and Noah at Sh-k-Boom Records

Afterwards , a wander round Greenwich Village in the rain to fill in time for a couple of hours then back up to 57th St for another meal then onto Carnegie Hall...New York Phil conducted by Lorin Maazel - Barber School for Scandal Overture, Gershwin Piano Concerto with Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Stravinsky Rite of Spring...seats up in the Balcony but perfect view..even from there, the hall seems quite intimate..tho' seats 2800!...and it's true what they say about the acoustics..wow!...the clarity is amazing..the softest sounds can be heard beautifully...Gershwin was breathtaking...for a Frenchman he can sure jazz!...and to hear the New York Phil play Stravinsky was something special....one moment with muted trumpets sent shivers up my spine!...another truly memorable evening.