concert review: San Francisco Symphony

[calimac]

Last concert on my season ticket. James Conlon conducted a jagged and dramatic Britten Sinfonia da Requiem, followed by conventional, but no less well-done for all that, renditions of Mozart's K.482 piano concerto (Jan Lisiecki, soloist) and Dvorak's Eighth Symphony. Orchestral playing was as exquisite as usual.

I've got an etiquette question, formed at the back of the Davies elevator. What should you do if you need people to move out of the way, but you've said "excuse me" two or three times and nobody's noticed? Time is pressing, because the elevator door might close. If you raise your voice and say it louder, they just get all indignantly offended. I even got swored at in strong language in just as loud a voice as I'd spoken in, though all I'd said was "excuse me," which is supposed to be considered polite.

Comments

[kate-schaefer.livejournal.com]

Don't say, "Excuse me" again. Say, "Coming out, please," or "This is my floor." It jogs people's minds in a slightly different way and lets them register the cue they missed the first time.

[vgqn.livejournal.com]

I say, "Excuse me, I need to get out", but I also start jostling people to squeeze between them if they aren't moving. People aren't always sure if they're the ones who need to move, so a gentle jostle lets them know.