By Lyn Bronson

Hearing pianist Di Wu at Cabrillo College last night was an extraordinary and revelatory experience! Originally scheduled to perform works by Granados, Schoenberg, Prokofiev and Debussy, Executive Director of the Distinguished Artists Concert & Lecture Series John Orlando addressed the audience prior to Ms. Wu’s appearance on stage to inform us she had made some changes in the program we were to hear during the evening. Indeed, it turned out that the program had been totally changed to feature three entirely different works: Schumann’s Davidsbuendlertaenze (with an introductory minor work by Clara Schumann that inspired the opening section of Die Davidsbuender), Ravel’s Miroirs and ending the evening with Liszt’s concert paraphrase of the Waltz from Gounod’s Faust.
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