The O.C. is "completely bowled over" by CSO

The review from Friday's concert by Paavo Jarvi and the Cincinnati Symphony at the new Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa finally appeared this morning, and it is a rave. Calling the orchestra "remarkable," Timothy Mangan writes that the CSO "gave one of the most spellbinding concerts here in recent memory" in the column, headlined "Cincinnati truly has it all." (By the way, the photo, by Nick Koon, the OC Register, is from Mangan's blog. Apparently, Paavo and violinist Leonidas Kavakos got the memo on wearing their Nehru jackets for the show.)

A couple of days ago, Mangan put a funny item in his blog about a patron at the concert, who was upset when people clapped between movements of the Brahms Violin Concerto. (Scroll down from "My oh my, Ohio" to "Clap Happy.")

Does it matter to you when people clap between movements?

For the record, it doesn't matter to me. I would think these days, supporters and musicians alike would just be glad to have bodies in the hall...