Dvořák and Dogs.

12-12-14 SHORT HILLS: We’ve been back in NJ for a few days. There’s been another Nor’easter for most of this week with lots of rain and wind and some snow flurries but no accumulation. It has stayed in the thirties for the most part.

Maizie the dog was sick with a gastroenteritis and conjunctivitis after the trip to VT. She had three trips to the vet for exams, X-rays and finally an ultrasound, all of which were normal. Now, on antibiotics, she is well. The other two dogs, Gus and Bally, were also off a little. While in VT, they were all feasting on frozen horse poop, poopsicles, if you will allow me that, and the vet thinks that’s the cause of their problems.

Last night we heard Antonín Dvořák’s Piano Concerto [Opus 33] and the Symphony No. 9 From the New World. Christoph von Dohnányi conducted and looked very elegant with flowing white hair. At the other end of the age spectrum, the pianist, Martin Helmchen, made his NY Phil debut. Before the concert, we had dinner with Ina and Marcel at Cafe Fiorello.

I apologize for these two pix, the usual mediocre iPhone snaps. Perhaps it’s my technique.


Lincoln Center Plaza.

Avery Fisher Hall waiting for Dvořák to start.