Category: Journal
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Scala Radio’s Second Birthday
It seems a little odd to be celebrating Scala Radio’s second birthday this evening online via Teams. I was grumpy partly because of the hopelessness of BT Openreach, partly because the internet has been so flakey today and partly because the precariousness of present working conditions was exposed to me. A coaching session very nearly…
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21 June. So, that’s all good then. Or is it?
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra responds to PM’s announcement about easing of restrictions
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Two o’clock diary: Bruckner 4, birdwatchers and chamomile tea
I went to bed first. At 11pm. I was really tired. Drained. Exhausted. It’s only Monday for crying out loud. I’ve had two days a relative peace and now one day of the working week and I’m ready to pull the duvet over my ears and ignore the rest of the week. These are weird…
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Two o’clock diary
I estimate I must have been snoring at 1.55am. I was awake at 2.00am. I’m now sat downstairs in the kitchen looking hopefully at a small mug of camomile tea in the hope that the contents combined with the process of writing will clear my head and ready myself (for the second time tonight) for…
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Rattle, a trade deal gone wrong, and music’s managed decline
It’s all going to shit. Like everyone said it would.
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Riccardo Muti’s much-needed assertion at the New Year’s Day concert
Music is not only a profession, but is a mission.
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Be patient and ride this out
There’s joy to be derived from experiences shared in close proximity to others.
