The cold could not with the art: Barenboim summoned a crowd in front of the Colón – 21/07/2018

The last three days in Buenos Aires were fog, rain and a drizzle that for hours floated steadily in the environment. But at noon this Saturday the sun came out almost until free concert which would have convened 10 thousand people hours later. It was the orchestra of Staastkapelle Berlin with Daniel Barenboim in front, the gold brooch of a festival that had to star the Argentine master.

on the Vatican Square, next to Teatro Colón . With the wind the clouds moved away, but the scene cooled and forced Barenboim to shorten the program and musicians to go on stage sheltered and "cold, like their instruments" Joked the professor himself at the scene.

On 11 o'clock that time , the young violinists Victoria Ramos (18) and Santiago Moore (16), who went to the concert in public and were able to sit in the front row. "The cold has scared us a bit" he said. "But it's worth it," she said. There is not much opportunity to see this. "

A few lines back, Leticia Rivadeneira (70 years old) was at noon." Whenever Barenboim comes to the country, I wait for him because he is spectacular as head of & dquo; # 39; orchestra, "he recounts a few seconds before the start of the concert, at 2 pm

Norma González Apendino (58) had already seen Barenboim for free at Puente Alsina four years ago, but this time He took the opportunity to bring his son Lisandro (29) and his friend Tomás (29). For her, "Barenboim is unique that is worth following everywhere and in all conditions ."

But the public has not only occupied the chairs of the Vatican Plaza: also stopped in the streets of Cerrito and Viamonte which were cut by a fence. Many participants watched the scene directly. Others have preferred to take advantage of the views offered by the giant screen located on the way to Cerrito. The majority remained in the silence, unconscious of their cell phones concentrated in the show. Those who were not able to approach the center of Buenos Aires followed the concert live via www.teatrocolon.org.ar and also the City Channel.

"Change something at the last minute: it's not very German," he says Tarantino a character in his films. Breaking the stereotype, this Saturday's concert was shorter than expected – it lasted 45 minutes – and its repertoire was modified shortly before. It began, yes, with the opening of The Barber of Seville by Rossini as planned. But Debussy's Iberia and Stravinsky's Consecration of Spring were left out. Instead, compositions of Brahms have been shown: the third movement of the Symphony No. 3 and the fourth movement of No. 4 . . The public arrived three hours earlier with hats, scarves and camperones. / Emmanuel Fernández ” observer=”” data-observer-function=”loadLazyImg”/>