In a message dated 03/08/98 07:33:43 GMT, Andrew wrote:
<< since he was clearly a
total pain in the posterior. >>
I saw him live in concert in Bradford recently. I would estimate that 90% of
the audience were there out of curiosity having seen the film. Plenty of
grunting, sighing and talking to himself from Mr. Helfgott which was quite
intrusive in the quieter pieces. Lots of bum notes at which Mr H turned to the
audience and smirked in his own inimitable way. At the end of the concert the
applause was verging unjustifiably on the hysterical.
He's an interesting character but doesn't compare to, for instance, Murray
Perahia. But we up in't north are starved of world renowned performers :-(
Cheers
Jeremy Sager
GP
Leeds.
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