I attended Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra concert on Thursday night, April 3rd , 2003. The orchestra group consisted of different age musicians and was conducted by an artistic director Nicholas Armstrong. The concert was held in a Brooklyn College Whitman auditorium. I was very surprised that the concert hall was not full at all and consisted mostly of elderly people. From the program brochure I learned that it was an Evening of Russian Works. Stravinsky's, Wiprud's, and Rachmaninoff's …showed first 75 words of 682 total…

…showed last 75 words of 682 total…that he even didn't use notes. At the end of the concert the audience applauded him so much that he performed one of his favorite pieces, Italian polka. I was definitely impressed by the display of virtuosity, energy and passion of the soloist and Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra. This was a very good concert. I only wished it had been played more. I hope to be able to attend more concerts on campus in the future.