11
Sep
This was the finale last friday night at the Hollywood Bowl’s Tchaikovsky spectacular. The fireworks are for the battle segment of his ‘Festive Overture of 1812’ where the French battle the Ruskies. Snippets and themes from their national anthems can be heard ‘twixt the orchestral battle and the firing of cannons. It was the equivalent of a Monstertruck rally for intellectuals and snobs.
Except instead of the Crushasaurus Rex we had Eugene Ugorski, aged 19, kicking the ass out of some fucking violin concertos. I threw up my fucking Mephistofeles horns and nodded politely to the rhythm.
