Category: Journal
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London Mozart Players start recording their Classical Club concerts
The first of LMP’s Classical Club concerts recorded in Upper Norwood.
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Aurora at Handyside Canopy
The opening chords of Beethoven’s 7th symphony played by the Aurora Orchestra in Kings Cross pinned me to the glass doors of nearby Waitrose in Handyside Canopy. Tears flowed. This was the first actual live orchestral music I’d heard in person in six months. A supercharged affair. There’s a vague sense that this might be…
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Getting used to video streams
These weekly posts help me. They’re probably more helpful to me than they are interesting to read. I have no real idea whether that’s true or whether it’s just a reflection of my own negative thinking. This said, a weekly (or fortnightly) as has been the case in recent weeks does help order my thoughts…
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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic speaks
The future (financially) isn’t rosy, but the ideas and the execution of them in a post-lockdown world is exciting, and the RLPO are first out of the traps
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Oh for the love of cocking God
Take care when you change your mind about stuff.
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Perfection
I’ve been a little restless today. I haven’t been able to put my finger on why exactly. Not until now. I’ve wanted to write (since watching last nights Proms gig with the LSO) but couldn’t. So I read instead (about Vaughan Williams and the British perception of music and landscapes). Then I read Gretchen Ruben…
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There is no problem with anyone clapping at a classical music concert
What actually is this? How can anyone publish something about whether or not to clap at a classical music concert when there aren’t any going on that anyone can attend? Also, do your research. Please. This kind of stuff isn’t helping the cause.
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Grass pushing through concrete
A fitting evening with poignant music choices and a satisfyingly pared-back presentation style too.
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Should Rule Britannia be ditched from the Last Night of the Proms? Yes. Here’s why.
The Last Night of the Proms (without an audience) is on Saturday 12 September.