In Reply to: RE: Sayaka Shoji would be a draw on the St Petersburg PO concert posted by Todd Krieger on March 16, 2017 at 02:57:51:
For those familiar with Sayaka in her early years, this is depressing to watch..... She once had a beaming presence and eye contact with the audience...... It's totally gone.... She looked as if she wished she were either someplace else or doing something else.......
The playing has greatly diminished..... The phrasing is gone..... The intonation has deteriorated..... The "polish" and "explosiveness" are also gone. (If I heard just the audio, I wouldn't have thought it was Sayaka.)
Tchaik Violin Concerto.
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Follow Ups
- 2017 Performance..... - Todd Krieger 03:16:40 03/16/17 (1)
- That IS strange about the drooping position of the violin - Chris from Lafayette 16:10:46 03/16/17 (0)