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Concerts with Piano

  • 13-12-2005 1:45pm
    #1
    kwinabeeste
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭


    Hey, I'm not a classical music buff, but my girlfriend is so I apologise for knowing nothing about it! I want to get her some tickets for some performance for a Christmas present. She is studying music and plays the piano. Again apologies for my lack of understanding but could you recommend where would be a good place to look at the pianist up close, I think that she said where the choir sits is a good place?

    Also what would be a good concert to go and see? I was on the NCH site and have loads of Friday night concerts but not sure which one would have the most piano...or would they all have some element of piano?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Custom22
    Closed Accounts Posts: 207 ✭✭Custom22


    kwinabeeste wrote:
    Hey, I'm not a classical music buff, but my girlfriend is so I apologise for knowing nothing about it! I want to get her some tickets for some performance for a Christmas present. She is studying music and plays the piano. Again apologies for my lack of understanding but could you recommend where would be a good place to look at the pianist up close, I think that she said where the choir sits is a good place?

    Also what would be a good concert to go and see? I was on the NCH site and have loads of Friday night concerts but not sure which one would have the most piano...or would they all have some element of piano?

    Thanks

    I think she meant the choir balcony. Cheap seats there, and good enough sound. I think the middle rows are the best in the aisles. You get the best view and sound. Anywhere really is pretty good though in the NCH.

    There isn't much of a choice at this time of year as it is all Xmas stuff.


  • #3
    kwinabeeste
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭kwinabeeste


    Thanks for that.


  • #4
    EvilPixieOne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 122 ✭✭EvilPixieOne


    If you get up the front of the choir seats you will have a brilliant view. Another place where they do concerts is the national gallery. Its a small enough room so you will have a better view, and they were doing a series at 3 on a sunday, all with piano. might be over at this stage though...


  • #5
    Robbiethe3rd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 103 ✭✭Robbiethe3rd


    No no, the BEST place to sit is the red balcony when there's a piano involved, your looking right over the pianists back and can see everything that's going on!

    If your just looking for a piano recital I dunno if there's much on but have a look at the rte nso, they have a good few good piano concerto's coming up in the next while if still interested.

    (ie Beethoven and Grieg concertos)


  • #6
    ilovemybrick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 676 ✭✭✭ilovemybrick


    Custom22 wrote:
    . Anywhere really is pretty good though in the NCH.

    no its not. its a renovated lecture theatre! compared to Birmingham, the Konzertkebeau, Berlin, Carnegie, and even the Helix the NCH is rather shabby with that weird brass echo that is noticeably longer because of the seats being old and vibrating. hopefully the new one will be better. that said dont be put off going as it is the best venue concertwise if not acoustically.


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