Saturday night was the Red Velvet Gala at the St. Louis Symphony. Their big performer for the show was -- as you probably guessed -- Yo-yo Ma.
And what a show it was! Our own local musicians played a couple of rollicking good pieces without the visiting star: Suppe's Light Cavalry Overture and Herold's Zampa Overture. Yo-yo joined for Haydn's Cello concerto in C major and Saint-Saens's Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor. He seemed to be having so much fun with the other musicians when the tune was light or he wasn't mid-solo. But as soon as he started really sawing away at the strings, he was transported to a different place. It was really amazing to watch.
As an added bonus, since it was the night of the gala, everyone was appropriately attired for the symphony - not a pair of jeans to be found!
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