I'm a music lover from Shanghai.
I'm very very sorry what happened in your concert of Bach Tour in Beijing on 27th Oct, which I've learned from your blog and some china classical music BBS.
However, I still wish that you would have an excellent audience in Shanghai's concert today (though what a pity! I have mistaken this oppotunity to hear your great Bach interpretion) and this concert would make a perfect end for your magnificent Bach Tour!
Dear Ms Hewitt,
I attended both evenings of your concerts in Hong Kong just a few days ago.
Your music was spitirually and almost seems to transcend the souls. Thank you for the wonderful concerts.
I am heading to my piano to play more Bach! And hopefully will be able to attend one of your masterclasses in the future.
All the best for your concerts in Beijing and Shanghai.
What a treat it was to hear both your masterclass and your recital of Book 1 of WTC in Melbourne. What a piece of magic, those final four bars of Fugue 4. And the wonderful conclusion to Fugue 24I was lucky enough to get a ticket from someone at the door.
Incidentally, I believe that your fiftieth birthday is, quite literally, within days of mine - 10th September. I celebrated it on the Trans Siberian Railway. A week or two later we were in Shanghai, so will be thinking of you on 28th.
Your playing always inspires me to do better with Bach, a love of which I developed in my home town of Perth not quite fifty years ago, but almost.
Thankyou once again, for your wonderful, inspiring playing of Bach and allowing me to hear live the WTC for the first time. I couldn't have wished for a better celebration of fifty years.
Dear Angela,
As if your performances weren't enough, you summed it up just as exquisitely in your final comments from Melbourne. I can only keep thanking you for the "every ounce of energy and concentration" you devoted to the mighty Bach's '48'. It certainly was worth every second for those of us lucky enough to be present with you!
Warmest wishes and blessings,
Gary
Dear Angela,
I caught your concert of book 1 of WTC on a brief visit to Perth then got back to Melbourne in time to attend the masterclass, which was truly inspirational. Athough I missed out on getting a ticket to WTC book 2 in Melbourne I have your CD so will 'bliss out' in my own time. However, there is nothing like a live concert. As a friend of mine says:'I thought I'd died and gone to heaven'. It was pure joy. And, we can all do with more of that. Yes, I agree: Bach always makes us feel better. Looking forward to your next visit.
Best wishes,
Jennifer
Dear Angela
I just loved and had a good laugh at your sardine diet! Maybe I should start eating sardines and my memory will improve!!
Love,
aki
Dear Angela,
Thank you so very much for the two Perth concerts. I hadn't realised that you normally leave a day in between Books I & II. Bravo for putting in such a wonderful performance two nights running and with jetlag!
I have always loved the WTC, and your recording will be one of my prized CDs. I shall remember the live concert atmosphere for ever.
Hope you'll be back in Perth soon.
Thank you!
I have just returned from your recital of the 2nd book of Bach's Preludes and Fugues, in Perth Western Australia. What a treat!
I hope nobody in Perth will ever look for a performance of Bach which is clinical, dry, dynamic-less, pedal-less and rubato-less. This is music - Thank you!
Angela,
Your interpretations of Bach are as close to perfect as I have heard in nearly 40 years of listening. Thank you.
Hello Angela,
I know very little about classical music but have begun listening to a Bach station on www.pandora.com while studying. It brightens my day every time your piece 'Les Baricades Misterieuses' is played. Many thanks.
Best,
Lindsay Sceats
Colorado