Concert Analysis: Anton Nel

The sole concert performer was Anton Nel. The date of the performance was October 8th, 2017 at 4:00 PM. The concert lasted about an hour thirty minutes. The concert was located at Rainey Hall in Jessen Auditorium. The performer Anton Nel was a middle aged man. The audience was generally middle-aged to elderly. Nel is a very well known pianist who has taken his talents to several areas across the globe including Europe and Africa. He has received several awards including the 1987 Naumburg International Piano Competition at Carnegie Hall. As a UT student, my ticket was free.
The approximate size of the performance space in relation to our classroom was about double the size with about 322 seats. The performer was in the center of the stage with a fortepiano. The stage was completely empty besides the instrument and a bench for the musician. The whole audience was facing the performer. There were about 300 audience members. The audience was split up in three sections: left, middle, right. The

Anton Nel was highly interactive with the audience. Prior to him performing, Anton Nel introduced the fortepiano including the origins of the instrument and how it worked. He discussed how the fortepiano can sound different based on the touch of the musician. Before the three pieces he performed, he gave a little background on the pieces even including some comedy. The interaction between musician and audience was highly appropriate. In my opinion, this was one of the best parts of the concert. It allowed for the audience to connect to the performer. Since Anton Nel gave background information on the pieces it allowed for the audience to look for certain elements in the performance. I knew that this type of interaction was appropriate because it made sense to give a little background prior to performing so the audience knows what they are listening to and what to listen