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My new pal: Beethoven’s violin concerto
Meet my new pal: Beethoven’s violin concerto. I was originally a little unsure of it when I first came across it. It wasn’t Tchaikovsky. Or Mendelssohn. Or Brahms. It seemed heavier, laden with I don’t know what. Much deference seemed to be paid to it. And it was long. Very long. Something has changed in…
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Royal Phiharmonic Society Awards 2020 shortlist announced
Listen to RPS Chief Exec James Murphy on the Thoroughly Good Classical Music Podcast discussing this years awards shortlist.
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Being in amongst the tribe
It has been quite a day. There was occasion (much-missed these past few months); an unexpected shared sense of purpose; a sense of personal responsibility; and possibly even a feeling of vindication too. I suspect I’m a bit of a shit journalist. That’s what I thought when I headed back from the freelance musicians demonstration…
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Manchester Collective’s ‘Recreation’
There is a sophisticated aspiration in the way ‘Recreation’ looks that is matched by what is heard.
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Benedetti’s chart-topping Elgar, socially-distanced concerts back on, the Southbank, and a tweak to the career?
This week’s update from (near) the English Riviera – Falmouth Without live events there seems to be little impetus to write. Since the £1.57 billion pledge to the UK arts scene, it feels a little as though the fire has gone from the fight. Nicola Benedetti stoked the grate a considerable amount a week last…
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Amid confusion and misinformation: Dvorak from Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
They are broadcast moments – so far – that remind me of the only thing which appears to make sense to me right now: someone’s musical intent articulated by a team of musicians who themselves create a spectacle that moves not only me but a whole crowd of other people I don’t know.
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In praise of the London Mozart Players
This weekend feels like one of those important transition times. This partly down to the government eagerness getting us back to the good-old-British-pub, the busy-ness of the nearby South Circular, and the comfort our neighbours display welcoming a considerable number of pals into their garden this afternoon, people who are quite happy hugging and stroking…
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Borlotti Buitoni’s deft piece of comms
An unexpected delivery today through the letterbox. A spongy brown envelope in which was a tote bag and a face mask. Inventive marketing I thought. Arresting communications, as I retrieved the Borlotti Buitoni Trust branded mask and bag. I’ll admit that I still don’t like wearing a mask. It’s dehumanising. I hate not seeing other…
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Verdi’s Luisa Miller at London Coliseum
ENO’s production of Verdi’s Luisa Miller challenged musical and storytelling assumptions
