… and not only because 6 (six) of the emails I so far received within the last three days (out of a few dozen, true…) simply stated “Great!”. One word, one line, nothing more, nothing less. → Read more
Schubert meets Piazzolla in Amsterdam
…or Schubert young+Piazzolla+Schubert old. All that yesterday evening at the Concertgebouw, in a superlative interpretation of the Artemis Quartet (see also here), joined by pianist Jacques Ammon. This time they’ve been even more impressive than almost 5 years ago, when I witnessed them giving a lesson of Schumann interpretation, in the very same place.
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Sinatra and Sodini’s
A quote for any week (click on the picture to enlarge).
A great dinner we had at Sodini’s Green Valley Sicilian restaurant in North Beach and the ever present, ever wise Frank Sinatra himself was at (or should I say: above) our table… If you ever pass by– you should: this is probably the best Italian restaurant in San Francisco, atmosphere- & quality-wise –, I warmly recommend the “Chicken Alla Sodini” (grilled chicken topped with ham, mozzarella and cream sauce served with linguine alla casa; add a small Caesar salad and you’ll surely satisfy any appetite, no matter how hungry you start…).
→ Read more Chess games, more and less serious
First, the powerful Corus Chess tournament has started today (first game tomorrow) in Wijk aan Zee. Time for last year’s Group A winner, Magnus Carlsen, to really make history. Ivanchuk did quite well lately, but I still don’t see him with too many chances against the Viking Chessmaster, this time.
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