Three world-class orchestra musicians walk into a bar…
When last we heard from the mighty Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) in town, almost exactly two years ago, a few tuxedoed musicians could be found nursing beers and talking about Benjamin Britten at the Sportsman Lounge. It was during intermission of the CAMA-sponsored performance at the nearby Granada Theatre, and they were happy to converse with a local journalist, to share intel about Britten’s Four Sea Interludes, on the concert program that night, and express appreciation for being in California’s balmy winter weather, in contrast to their hometown London’s chill.
And I was happy to soak up the information and the cosmopolitan ambience.