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RE: Great teacher in Hong Kong

Author: Mark Charette
Date: 1999-09-20 11:51

Joe wrote:
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- or say nothing at all.
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sorry there is nothing I want to reveal about the politcs
because other people may get involved. JUST assume I said
nothing about that.
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Then say nothing at all. This BBoard will not allow hearsay. If you don't have the courage to come forth with real accusations in this venue, then do not say anything. Everything has its "politics" - and there may be a lot more to it that you or your fellow students know.
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however one thing I can tell you and the rest of the
world, I attended one of Andrew Simon's concert 5-6 years
ago in Hong Kong, it was aweful, he was playing Weber's
Concerto No.2, he played with the score in front of him!!
and the high notes were out of tune, obviously he was
lack of practice, he did not respect those people
who pay the money who bought the ticket.
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And your point is? I've benn to a couple of ClarinetFests where world famous and generally excellent players have given miserable performances in front of their peers.

Dee already mentioned about the score; some players use them, some not. While in piano playing no score is traditionally used, for other instruments there is no such tradition. As a music student I would have thought you knew that.
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From my ear
and other music students' ears in the Art Academy, we
all think he is not the best clarinetist in Hong Kong.
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He may not be at the moment. But - in all orchestras I know of - once you're past the probationary period you have the position until you retire or you break the rules of your contract. There's no "challenges" to your position.
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We presume the reason why he was appointed is because
he is from Juliet, maybe he was good when he just graduate
, but obviously his performance has been degraded.
I have not listened to him for 5 years, so I donno how
good he is now. I hope he can play a concerto without
the score in front of him now. *sigh*
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Obviously you presume way too much.

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