Rachmaninoff 2nd Piano Concerto, 1st Mvt

[gregh87]

I played this with the Knoxville Youth Symphony last May, my senior year in high school.  I made some obvious mistakes, and the orchestra and I weren't always together, but I'm just happy I made it through it.

[pianistimo]

wish to have heard you live!  this is really great!  what's nice is when you have a 'repoire' with the violinists like you obviously did.  they are extremely receptive to you and you with them.

ps i also think that the piano was tuned really well and that the instruments were in tune.  this makes such a huge difference with youth orchestras.  they can sound so immature when somebody is 'out.'  but, it's really a mature youth orchestra. everybody seems to have a good ear. down to the timpanist.

[rachfan]

Hi gregh87,

You did a fine job in performing with the orchestra.  Seems like you're quite advanced in your piano studies, having just recently graduated from HS.  Are you further pursuing music now at a conservatory or university music department?  Hopefully, you'll continue on, as you have a lot of talent!

[JP]

Congrats!
It sounds good.

[zheer]

I played this with the Knoxville Youth Symphony last May, my senior year in high school. 

  Very good, but i've never heard of a high school with a symphony orchestra.

[gregh87]

This orchestra was open to anyone in high school or younger, it wasn't a specific highschool's orchestra.