Vienna Awesomeness

Vienna has definitely been pretty amazing so far. On our first day here we walked around the city and looked at the cites, which included getting a tour through an awesome crypt with rooms full of bones! Yesterday we got an official tour and got to see the interior of the palace, which was very fancy. We ended last night with the Vienna Radio Symphony, which was a very great concert. The first piece, Mouthpiece XX by Erin Gee, was totally freaky and cool. It had this weird video with creepy shadows and silhouettes along with a mime, so I can't really say I understood it, but the fun of the piece was just thinking about the music and the visuals and what it could mean. Afterwards we saw a giant, muscly piano player perform a Prokofiev piano concert and encore with a Chopin nocturne. He was truly amazing, his hands moved so fast I'm surprised they didn't break the piano. Lastly, the orchestra played Brahms 4th concerto, which was superb. Each section had amazing tone and the brass sent shivers down my spine. It was truly a concert to remember.