(Denver = Wongeol Jeong) It was a cloudy evening in early spring. Looking at the sunset sky full of clouds, I couldn't help but think "it's like one of Beethoven's lifetimes." He was a genius, but also unlucky and poor. However, his music shone brightly in the darkness. His spirit and music were independent of the reality he faced, much like the weather seemed irrelevant.

The Beethoven violin concerto began with the conductor Peter Oundjian, a Canadian, and the violinist James Ehnes, whose skilled and masterful playing delighted the audience. Having played music together for a long time, Oundjian and Ehnes understood each other well. It was impressive to see them exchange glances to synchronize their timing at the beginning of each movement.

With Beethoven's unique melody and mood, the concert began. The concerto for violin and cello erected a pillar of sound, with melodies weaving a net of light horizontally and vertically on it. The walls of majestic sound were shining in pastel tones in front of our eyes.

In the second part of the concert, Oundjian introduced the audience to Bruckner's Symphony No. 7. Bruckner's symphony approached us quietly and delicately, then covered the concert hall with a giant curtain of sound. At times, it led us like a giant ship with surging waves, and at other times, it guided us into a peaceful forest in the afternoon.

In the whirlwind of music created by Peter Oundjian and Bruckner, the audience felt both fear and joy, tranquility and excitement. The Colorado Symphony, with its new conductor Peter Oundjian, is expected to present even higher-level music.