点评:The church is a little ‘ north ‘ of the main tourist shopping area , entered via a narrow side street . it may not be considered a tourist ‘ must do’ ( our taxi driver hadn’t even been there ) but for the discerning traveller it may be worth investigating.
We didn’t attend for a service so can’t ( and won’t ) comment on its significance as a potential place of worship. We can say with certainty though that the acoustics for live music are excellent . When we were there a quartet of gifted musicians led, it seems, by classically trained violinist Andrei Ladeishchikov * , performed instrumental versions of well known 1960’s pop songs. Each of the performers ( utilising combinations of guitar, bass guitar , violin and piano) played with intensity, demonstrating their obvious talent and benefitting from the terrific church acoustics.
Andrei’s heavily accented English , ditto that of ( Geordie ?) guitarist Robin Hird * was a bit of a struggle to follow between songs but if you are lucky enough to see this group, just sit back and enjoy the music,
An hour and a quarter well spent .
* plenty of You Tube material if interested
翻译:这座教堂位于主要旅游购物区的偏北方向,需要通过一条狭窄的小巷才能进入。它或许算不上是游客的“必游之地”(我们的出租车司机甚至都没去过那里),但对于眼光独到的旅行者来说,倒也值得一探。
我们并未参加任何宗教仪式,因此无法(也无意)评价它作为礼拜场所的意义。不过可以肯定的是,这里非常适合现场音乐表演,声学效果极佳。我们在场时,一个由四位才华横溢的音乐家组成的四重奏团体进行了表演。该团体似乎由受过古典音乐训练的小提琴手安德烈·拉德伊希基夫*带领。他们演奏了多首1960年代著名的流行歌曲的器乐版本。每位演奏者都运用了吉他、贝斯、小提琴和钢琴等多种乐器进行演奏,他们全情投入,充分展现了自身卓越的才华,同时也得益于教堂内极佳的声学环境。
安德烈的英语带着浓重的口音。那位(乔迪人?)吉他手罗宾·赫德的演奏——虽然在歌曲之间衔接起来有点费劲——但如果你有幸能观看这个乐队的演出,只需放松身心,尽情享受音乐吧。
这一个小时十五分钟的时光绝对没有白费。
* 如果感兴趣的话,YouTube上有大量相关视频可供观看。