Yinan and Joshua

8 March 2008

Yinan has left Beijing to join Lei. I can't believe how fast that was. Well, I remembered two years ago, when we were in NYC for a short summer vacation, we were in their apartment for two months. We ski with them in Vermont and had great hot pot prepared by Lei. Gosh, they were such a sweet couple. And now she is returning to Beijing to join Lei who has chosen to work in Goldman Sacs in China. Sad. One lesser friend whom I got along well in NYC. I wish you guyz all the best in your endeavors back home.

On another note, the evening concert in Carnegie Hall with Yvonne turned out splendid and made my day!Just because we did not expect that a student rush $15 dollars ticket,would allow us to watch the top American classical violinist, Joshua Bells, live in performance in Carnegie Hall.

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Kent Nagano, Music Director and Conductor
Joshua Bell, Violin

DEBUSSY Le martyre de St. Sébastien: Symphonic Fragments
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
UNSUK CHIN Rocaná (US Premiere)
SCRIABIN The Poem of Ecstasy

Encores:
CORIGLIANO Excerpts from "The Red Violin"
BIZET Farandole from L’Arlésienne