| WEDNESDAY
MARCH 18, 2009 |
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Like
most women, I get the odd bout of youth envy,
but never because of looks. Not even when I
was dumped for a leggy, 18 year old busty blonde
(that little back-stabbing skank will soon enough
be facing her own battle against gravity). Child
prodigies, on the other hand, really unnerve
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Part
of me wants to admire these gifted youngsters,
but mostly I'm enraged with jealousy that these
kids - some young enough to proffer me
their seat on the metro - have more talent than
I'll ever have, especially when it's in something
that I'm supposed to be good at.
I possess enough reason, however, to know
that music - unlike Googling or Facebooking
- never has and never will be among my fortes.
I've learnt to apply full make-up on Aragó
between Sant Joan and Balmes in rush hour, yet
me holding a four-beat seems less likely than
Queen Sofia blessing a gay marriage. But it
also means that I can actually enjoy talented
young musicians.
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And for a mere six euros, you can currently
see the world's best young pianists
tickle the ivories in the yearly Maria
Canals competition at Palau de la Música.
And if you sit far enough back, you won't
even notice how taut their skin is.
55
Concurs Internacional de Música
Maria Canals
Palau de la Musica, Sant Pere Més
Alt. EUR 6-15.
Preliminary rounds until March 20, Semi
March 22, Final March 25
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