tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post4407431544326734327..comments2023-10-24T06:32:19.404-07:00Comments on State of the Art: Itzhak Perlman: A masterpiece, a missed opportunityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-69689414836506574172014-02-18T13:53:07.468-08:002014-02-18T13:53:07.468-08:00Is it rude to point out that only Charlotte and Ha...Is it rude to point out that only Charlotte and Hartford thought Mahler and Bartok were too hard for local audiences to appreciate, while many smaller cities on that tour requested more adventurous programming?<br /><br />I have lived in the Queen City for 34 years. During that time, audiences (and often programmers) have remained frightened of pieces that the rest of the world would place in the mainstream. This situation will never improve until people address it honestly. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398139335366037888.post-53725538916522015412014-02-17T17:56:41.246-08:002014-02-17T17:56:41.246-08:00Mr. Toppman,
Re: "He told me only two cities...Mr. Toppman,<br /><br />Re: "He told me only two cities on the tour wanted him to dumb down his programming: Charlotte and Hartford, Conn. Must we always be the Hartford of the South?"<br /><br />What your article lacked in name and title-dropping, mind-numbing dryness it made up for with rudeness. You certainly put in a full day's work.Oldilockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113055921147864945noreply@blogger.com