Interesting upcoming concerts

Want to see a great concert at Carnegie Hall?  I've personally gone to see both of these artists in past years, and they are quite something.

Mariza, singer, Saturday, Nov. 21 at 8pm
http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_14502.html?selecteddate=11212009
Mariza is the current Portuguese fado queen.  She has an unbelievable voice!  If you don't know what fado is (most of us in the states don't), check it out here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fado

Here is a clip of Mariza from youtube:


I fell in love with fado music about 5 years ago when I took a trip to Lisbon, and my host brought me to a fado house.  The music, melancholy and soulful, grabbed my heart immediately.  When I got back to the states, I saw that Mariza was singing at Carnegie Hall, and bought tickets right away, and was not disappointed.  What  a great performer!!!  She came back a couple of years ago, and I saw her that time, too.  This past summer, I revisited Lisbon, and the only request I had for my host was to bring me back to a fado house!  I will for sure try to make this concert, and hope some of you check it out, too.


The other concert is:
Vladimir Feltsman, pianist,  Friday, Dec. 4. at 8 pm.
http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_12778.html?selecteddate=12042009

I had often heard his name, but didn't know much about his playing.  I stumbled across his concert when he subbed for the great Krystian Zimerman at Carnegie last season.  I was not too happy when I found out that Zimerman wasn't playing that night, but was pleasantly surprised (REALLY surprised, actually) by Feltsman.  He played the best Pictures at an Exhibition I've ever heard!  Quite a feat!

His program this season is a great one.  He's doing two of my favorite sonatas of all time:  Schubert B flat Major, and the Liszt in b minor.  Also a few Schubert/Liszt transcriptions.  Gotta love 'em!