After teaching a class from 4 – 5:30, I simply could not bring myself to come out in the weather we were/are experiencing, BUT I was completely disappointed that the concert was not postponed because of the horrid weather. I was so looking forward to this concert! I heard the Bartok piece at a concert here years ago, and I’ve never forgot how fabulous it is. I realize that this is Michigan – winter can be rough, but in this case I think the Cleveland Orchestra was cheated out of the large enthusiastic audience it deserved, and we were cheated out of a wonderful concert. The small crowd was not the result of poor advertising by UMS – rather , in this case, UMS was just very inconsiderate of the orchestra and the potential audience!