Two interesting things:  one, Znaider was quite taken with my Heifetz mute, although he refused to use it for the concert.  “I could not sleep at night,” he said, “knowing that I had deprived you even for one hour of such a mute.”  I guess I’ll hang onto this piece of rubber.  Two, Znaider broke his E-string near the end of the Brahms, much to the delight of the audience.  People always get a kick out of that!  We wondered whether he had rigged it to go off during the Beethoven concerto later in the week.

Then on Saturday, a trio concert with Brant and John Novacek.  Another limited-rehearsal deal, but at least this trio has played together many times.  What a fun group!  Too bad we only get once or twice a year to do this kind of thing.  That program was Haydn E-flat, Rachmaninov Trio Elegiaque, Sibelius Canon for violin and cello (to tie in with that week’s CSO program) and Mendelssohn c minor.  Plus we threw in John’s Intoxication rag as an encore.  That should be heard often, as it’s a thrilling 2 minutes!