An Evening in Taipei

Taipei Symphony Orchestra at Zhongshan Hall

This week I drove to Taipei to watch a concert . It was performed by the Taipei Symphony Orchestra at Zhongshan Hall, with the especial participation of the pianist Li-Chun Su, known as "Taiwanese Glory", even though she was raised and lives in Germany, due to her phenomenal national and international career. It was amazing!

I couldn't hold few tears while the symphonic played Rosenkavalier Suite by Strauss! It was really wonderful. I could feel the notes bringing the new spring season to the theater. Amazing performance.

The concert had 3 acts and the last 2 was performed by the pianist herself in beautiful solo presentation. The tears I got in the first act, was substituted by a crazy involuntary or voluntary will I had to laugh my lungs out.

I'll explain: Even thought the program was all set to Strauss, the pianist played Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 by Liszt as well. It was a great surprise because I love this melody so much! If you don't know or remember it, it's the melody that was "immortalized" by Tom & Jerry in the famous "The Cat Concerto" made in 1946. I won won an Oscar that year.

Every single time I watch this cartoon and I watch it a lot, it cracks me up! I just can't stop laughing!

So, when the pianist started it, immediately the image of Tom bothering Jerry's sleep came to my mind and I guarantee that it was a humongous sacrifice to not laugh good. Oh gosh! Internally I was laughing good for sure!

The theater ambient was austere, people were really paying attention and enjoying the concert. I keep asking myself what would happen if I couldn't hold my laugh. I guess I would be deported as a hideous criminal.

Oh Gosh, why she did that to me? Why did she change the program without previous notice! For sure I wouldn't go or I would go prepared if I knew I was going to appreciate Hungarian Rhapsody No 2!

I loved classic music, especially in concerts. The last time I went to a concert was in Warsaw, at the Teatr Narodowy, the National Theater! It was one of the best nights of my life, cultural event speaking! I had a wonderful time in Poland. I miss traveling in Europe...

After the concert, I went to Ali Baba's. It's a Pakistani/Indian restaurant and the food there is absolutely delicious. I just love it.
There I met this cute little girl named Bhanu. I guess she is daughter of the owner but I'm not sure. She was on my lap for long time and I really enjoyed playing with her.

She really likes mango lassi

Bhanu got her own style to do the famous "peace" gesture

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