“Dear Artists, I saw and heard the Telemann mini-concert the other day and I would like to say a few words about the performance. I am not a sentimental art lover in any way, shape or form. However, during the pandemic, I volunteered to travel across the city, bringing food, masks and other items to fellow quarantined citizens and I often saw their happiness as we brought them things they needed the most. Then, on July 7, as I was listening to the two Telemann pieces on the hanging corridors of my apartment building, I felt that that was the moment when I was brought things I needed the most! I was elated. Naturally, we listened to music on devices during the quarantine, but no hi-fi gadget can faithfully reproduce the sound of even a single violin played live.

The last performance I attended in person was held in the beginning of March at the Liszt Academy. The concert landscape has been completely barren since then - my tickets for March, April and May went into the trash can one after the other. As far back as I can remember, I have always been a fan of the Baroque and Telemann is a special favorite of mine. I have heard Baroque music performed in many places in the world, but never on the yellow cobblestones of an apartment block with hanging corridors.

I do not want to drone on, allow me to just say that this concert was like a glass of ice-cold mineral water in a searing hot desert. My only regret is that it was short: I would have loved to listen to it for three or four more hours. So, to sum up: thank you!”