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I went to a concert last night of the chamber orchestra of the Maribor Philharmonic. The guest soloist, a 73-year-old violinist of former renown, squeaked his way through Bach’s Violin Concerto, BWV 1042 and a Brandenburg concerto before the intermission arrived and I left.

It was quite a disappointment, but while I was sitting in the hall cringing at the occasional squawks I realized that the root of the problem is with the audience, not the performer. No matter how many wrong notes one hits or how sloppy one plays: there’s always hearty applause and a rousing standing ovation at the end. There’s no quality control. No boos or hisses or rocks, or riots. Just applause.

I’ve seen more poor/average concerts than spectacular ones (both in Europe and the U.S.) but the applause level always seems to be, maddeningly, the same.

Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2004 to Music, Slovenia ¦ Comment (1)