A majestic sound in an acoustic that left absolutely no prisoners in a concert endeavour that sought to strengthen cultural ties between two countries. Down the road in Parliament, MPs participated in the most toxic of exchanges.
How one tweet may well have put me off a brand for a long time.
Cracking concert opener from Dani Howard. Liking the combined live stream and R3 broadcast on RLPO Facebook.
If we want to see an illustration of how classical music brings a diverse community together, this is a good place to start.
The inevitable end of season retrospective. Highs, lows, goods and bads, plus a deeper understanding of where in the BBC Proms ecosystem I fit.
My final listening instalment has got me closer to the experience I recall of the Proms from my ‘olden days’. A mixture of live, audio catch-up and TV broadcast has, in the final week, finally made good on the season. Dunedin Consort first. Full disclosure: school pal was on stage playing so my usual objectivity…
An evening of two halves. One better than the other.
Irritating stuff, weird stuff, devastating stuff and a joyous surprise this week, plus some notes on Proms Encore