Andre & Me

We had the wonderful experience of having the internationally known pianist Andre Watts as soloist with our Bemidji Symphony Orchestra on Sunday. We had a great time of visiting with him at a party the night before and attending a dinner for him after the concert where this picture was taken. We had heard him as a 16 yr. prodigy playing with the Minnesota Orchestra(then called the Minneapolis Symphony) 45 years ago and have followed and admired his career as he became the rare case of a prodigy who lived up to expectations over the years. I must admit I felt a little like an 85 yr. old teeny bopper meeting a favorite rock star. He was so down to earth and easy to talk to that it was a great time for all of us there.