Richard Strauss

I attended the Richard Strauss Salome concert on the 22nd. HKPO sounded totally different under the baton of De Waart - the strings sounded particularly sweet and the brass was bright. The performance of the singers was impressive. I like the soprano who played Salome. Her voice was strong and powerful. I read from the programme notes that she sings Wagner quite often. I guess that's why.

The concert performance of Salome made me concentrate on the music more and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The music was so powerful that you could feel the emotions built up during the two hours of music.

Absolutely stunning performance of HKPO. I have high hopes on De Waart after this concert.