Ian H
Ancient randonneur
Bournemouth are a top flight band, and in effect the house band for our concert hall in Bristol. Seen them
many times and they really are excellent - usually
Indeed. I've seen them a few times and they are good. It was only the last piece (the Emperor) that involved the soloist. He'd already been discombobulated on finding he'd been seated alarmingly close to the edge of the stage - cue lots of shuffling about (orchestral maneouvres), and dragging the piano and stool to a safer location.