The Scotiabank Northern Lights Music Festival’s “Piano and Fashion” concert on Friday, February 20 was advertised as “one of those once in a lifetime events” and it certainly more than lived up to that claim.
Set in a lovely Ajijic home, surrounded by spectacular views, the atmosphere became electric when piano virtuosi Jamie Parker and Angela Park got together to play piano four-hands. Their unique performance was superb and the entire experience was utterly magical.
They opened with four Hungarian Dances, based on traditional folk melodies, by Johannes Brahms in G minor - Allegro molto, No. 2 in D minor - Allegro non assai - Vivace, No. 5 in F# minor - Allegro Vivace, and No. 6 in D major - Vivace, followed by four of his waltzes. All were superb.