Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra was able to fill the Centennial Concert Hall with the sound of music once again.The WSO kicked off its 2020-21 Recomposed schedule on Friday and Saturday with opening night performances of Beethoven and Bach.And while fans were allowed back into the seats, it was a much smaller crowd than the world-renowned group is used to playing to — with just 427 of the over 2,400 seats at the concert hall allowed to be filled.
Live from the front porch: Winnipeg’s new DIY classical, jazz concert series It was a different look on the stage, as well, with barriers and physical distancing spreading the musicians far beyond their usual tight-knit setup.“There were these huge spaces between them,” Schroeder explains.