Classical Music
Symphonic
music
Favorite orchestra: Berlin
Philharmonic
Favorite piece: Symphony
No. 1 in D Major by
Gustav Mahler
Favorite piece I played:
Symphony
No. 9 in E Minor by
Antonin Dvorak
(played in the FAU orchestra)
Chamber
music
Favorite composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Favorite piece: String
Quartet No. 8 in C Minor by
Dimitri
Shostakovich
Favorite piece I played:
Borodin String Quartet No. 2 by
Alexander
Borodin (remind me of happy time playing in college string quartet)
Violin
Favorite violinist:
David
Oistrach
Favorite piece:
Violin
Concerto in D Major by
Ludwig van Beethoven
Favorite piece I played:
Meditation
by Jules Massenet
(first classical music piece heard)
Classical guitar
Favorite guitarist: Mingbao Zhu (my teacher from Shanghai)
Favorite piece:
Concierto de Aranjuez by
Joaquin Rodrigo
Favorite piece I played:
Romanza
(traditional Spanish piece)
Piano
Favorite composer:
Frederic
Chopin
Favorite pianist:
Artur
Rubinstein
Favorite piece:
Piano
Concerto No. 2 in C Minor by
Sergei Rachmaninoff
(my daughter played)
Favorite piece I played: Some day (duet played with my daughters)
Sports
Soccer
Favorite team: Manchester
United
Sentimental favorite: Liverpool
Current favorite player:
Dimitar Berbatov
(hope he will
move to ManU)
(TV: Fox Sport Channel on Saturday and Sunday)
Boxing
Favorite boxer: Roy
Jones Jr.
(TV: HBO and Showtime on Saturday nights)