The Vest
"I always like when an interpreter dresses in colors. We need colors in life. So, for this reason I bought two vests and I played lots of concerts in vest.Many years ago I went to play at the Nürtingen Festival in Germany. On the way from the hotel to the concert hall, Leo Brouwer - who saw me in my vest at the reception - said to me: "Oh, what a nice vest! Do you always play in this?" - "Yes. " - I said and immediately I asked him if he would like to conduct in this vest, because I had anyway another one with me. He said ok, and so we both played in vest at this night.
I've used this vest then - that I gave to Leo - for many years, just like before, playing concerts all over the world.After some years, I was waiting for the publishing of my record with the Volos Concerto. When I recieved it, I was very surprised because there was Leo on the cover, conducting in my vest! But I couldn't imagine how it was possible, I never gave this vest to him to make a photo! So I called Fa (the producer of GHA Records), to ask her where she found this photo. She said that somebody sent it to her from the Nürtingen Festival. Then I remembered everything and I told Fa the story. It was an interesting coincidence. Leo conducting in my vest and Fa - without knowing the story - used this photo to publish my CD with Leo's Volos Concerto that is dedicated to me.
Costas
