Tonight was a Rach-in night - as guest soloist Poom Prommachart dazzled the local audience at the Cultural Center of the Philippines with Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3! What I know of Rachmaninov I owe to the movie 'Shine' since my knowledge of classical music is pretty pedestrian. As usual, the ticket I got was really in front of the stage, and tonight, I was just in the second row, just in front of Poom. I couldn't see his hands in action though since there my seat could not afford that view, but I could see his face perfectly - and like most pianists I've seen who do Rach - Poom was just into it - like in a meditative mood - savoring the music and putting his personal stamp on this muscular piece of music. I am always in awe with how pianists like Poom produce sublime music and command the piano to just spill it out! Tonight was no exception!
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