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There was red carpets at the entrances to Music Hall and smartly dressed debutantes standing wait to greet the audience. Inside, balloons festooned the lobby as throngs of people mingled before the concert.

聽 The only thing missing was cake, but the TSO served up plenty of sweet reward in a concert that featured two of the cornerstones of classical music 鈥� Mozart's Piano Concerto 21 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica."

聽 Conductor George Hanson, casually dressed in slacks and a button-down purple shirt, took the spotlight for the concerto, his third piano solo turn since he joined the orchestra. This is his 15th season at the podium.

聽聽 His performance was commendable; he is a worthy interpreter of Mozart and a passionate advocate for German repertoire. Seeing him playing alongside his musicians was refreshing, and watching him multitask was exhilerating. He drew a fine performance from the ensemble, particularly the strings, led by Concertmaster Aaron Boyd who is starting his second season with the TSO.

聽 The only complaint: If you were sitting at the back of the hall beneath the balcony you likely had to strain to hear Hanson. I'm attributing this to the acoustics; I've seen Hanson in his two previous concerto performances and he has never been one to shy away from the pianissimo that Mozart demands.

聽 The orchestra's performance of the Beethoven was exciting, but it seemed initially that Hanson was whipping through the score far faster than Beethoven had intended. In the process some of Beethoven's rich nuance was lost. By the second movement, Hanson's pacing was back on track.

聽聽The concert repeats at 2 p.m. Sunday. Click for ticket information.

See the full review in Sunday's Vamos section.