Hector Aguilar wrote: >On a tangential subject, what about concert halls? I'd like to know >what people think are the best halls in the world, or even in the U.S. >The last few years I've heard Davies Hall (San Francisco), Symphony Hall >(Boston), Jones Hall (Houston), and Heinz Hall (Pittsburg), ... Although >the Boston SO was technically the best, putting forth a slow-paced yet >heart-rendering second movement under Ozawa, it was the SFS under Tilson >Thomas which has left the biggest impression on me, and I believe that >Davies Hall itself played an important role in that experience. ... From my limited experience in Davies, I'd say it doesn't come close to Boston. But of course, I know the Boston hall much better and know where to sit. There are some bad seats there, after all, like any hall. Roger Hecht