PERFORMING ARTS COMING BACK IN FORCE
Euphoria reigned Thursday with the first of substantial massed ensembles performing in more than 15 months. To say that the audience was euphoric is an understatement. It was like raising the curtain after a long and painful closure. For the first time, Davies Hall had opened to a full symphony orchestra, including both brass and woodwinds, heretofore banned by the pandemic. The performance of Brahms’ Violin Concerto marked the downbeat on a very promising resumption and new era for all…