My first Graz houseconcert.

Photo credit to the ever lovely new friend Nina.

It was a lovely day. the 17 of July. In Europe the dates are written "backwards"
We would write 07.17
They write 17.07

Europe also tends towards 24 hour time, similar to what we call military time. So 5:07 would be called 17:07.

We decided on the 17.07 at 17:07 for our little houseconcert get-together. My little party with a special thank you to our wonderful guests the Czerny's (in the photo above, Ingrid is contemplative, and Manfred is hidden by a music stand) who introduced me to the wonderful Mr. Stiegler. Together, he on fearless fiddle, me on viola, borrowing dear Cecilia's sweater, we played Mozart, Martinu annd Handel-Halvorsen, with a little extra Sibelius. Followed by plentiful wine and yummy snacks.

There were so many supportive and terrific friends there that I was a little bit overwhelmjoyed - that's a new word by the way, that will come in handy helping me describe many situations.

SPOILER ALERT:
It paved the way for my next wonderful endeavor, a reading of a Bill Bryson book about America. Which in turn paved the way for the shortest concert cycle (both Mozart duos, both Martinu duos, both Handel-Halvorsen duos) - Those two concerts will be in October, when we are back. Hooray!