Ed, I strongly agree,the following says it all; "It's gratifying that the Utah Symphony has dusted it off and offered it this weekend as a welcome alternative to the endless repetition of the standard violin concerto fare that the symphony plays".

Years ago when I took my violin-playing son, then in high school, to Utah Symphony concerts, we could easily see the virtuoso of Ralph Matson�s playing. Eventually we came to say fondly when we would see him on stage, �There�s Ralph,� like we knew him personally.

I, too, agree with the reviewer. Matson's performance of the Britten concerto simply dazzled. When he was finished, I was a little disappointed that not everyone stood, as Utah Symphony audiences are apt to do. Possibly because the concerto wasn't a regular. For those shouting �Bravo� along with me, we knew he had performed masterfully a difficult piece that ran the gamut of double-stops to steep notes on the E string to intricate bowing and pizzicato.

Since moving to SLC from Utah County, I try to go to every Matson concerto performance. Utah is fortunate to have him.