The best part was leaving
by Sceptisaur on 2023-02-20National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - OttawaRating: 2 out of 5TSO was a bit ragged in the (rather pretentious) Samy Moussa Symphony No. 2. Next up was the Symphonie Espagnole, during which the very casually dressed audience--think sweats and lumberjack shirts--applauded enthusiastically after each movement. Groan. Seating was very similar to economy class in a discount airline, very narrow, with hard sharp armrests. When the star violinist broke a string and left the stage in confusion instead of taking up the first violinist's instrument, I was able to seize the opportunity and escape.