The Chicago Cultural Center is a really cool building. The building has a big colorful stained glass dome, and the theater inside has great acoustics.
My mom dropped me off in the morning at Dileep's house, and I went downtown with Dileep and his wife Janice who is also very cool. Dileep soloed with a piano accompaniest, and he played really well. He played a Brahms sonata, Charles Stanford's Three Intermezzi for Clarinet and Piano, and Niels Gade's Fantasy Pieces with pianist Huang Hao Hung.
I loved the concert. I really liked the selection of pieces. They were all pieces I hadn't heard before except the Brahms sonata. I like listening to new pieces, because I learn new things. Dileep played very expressively, which is one of his biggest strenths. He is passionate about the music, and it really shows when he performs. His performance was very exciting, and he seems to enjoy every minute that he was on stage. I hope I get to see more of his concerts in the future.
After the performance, Dileep took me out for sushi for lunch, and sushi is my favorite food. And then we went back to his house and I had a 2 hour lesson with him. Because my mom couldn't pick me up until the evening, I stayed at his house and read and had dinner and practiced my piano there.
Not only is Dileep a great performer, he is also a really amazing and inspiring teacher. I love his lessons and I look forward to them all week.
Torin,
ReplyDeleteThe great oboe teacher of the generation before me, Marcel Tabuteau, once said:
"There are no great teachers...just great students."
I feel lucky to have you as my pupil.
Dileep