Cello

Last night we heard cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Inon Barnatan play four sonatas by Beethoven, Britten, Stravinsky, and Rachmaninoff. I enjoyed the performance. We had great seats, especially because three seats in the row ahead of us were unused. The photo is blurry but gives an idea of how well we could see.

The program notes had a new twist: for each piece there was a "Snapshot of History" -- a very brief mention of events that took place in the year of the sonata. Just enough history to be intriuging: "Death of Catherine the Great, Czar of Russia," "The Berlin wall is built," "Cary Grant makes his debut as a movie actor," "US President William McKinley is shot."