Saturday evening's concert at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre featured the bravura of pianist Jon Kimura Parker and the full force of a 98-piece Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra (OPO), under the ever-adept baton of Maestro Christopher Wilkins. The low strings and rumbling murmurs from the double basses that give Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 its distinctive sullen mood were introduced by Wilkins' hand. The sudden shift in dynamics that lead to a the second theme was well executed, with on-point timpani and soft, yet effective...
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