Can someone please explain to me why I have to fill in a form to renew the road tax on my car, when the tax payable is zero because it’s electric?

They grow up so quickly! Seeing Grosvenor is a different experience now from back in his “young musician” days (whatever that phrase means). bachtrack.com/review-benjami…

I’ve just been made very happy by hearing Mark Knopfler talking about selling his guitars on Radio 4. For a superhero, he’s such a lovely man…

Lovely evening in London BPI Classical Quiz. Great questions & awesome teammates Gillian Moore Mark Pemberton Tommy Pearson David Karlin & Sarah Osborn. We were v pleased to come 2nd out of 21 teams, though each of us will now lie awake ruing those 3 lost points…

Seconded. What a great fun event, and what wonderful teammates!

The best car I’ve ever owned, but with serious idiocies - it could be so much better still. My thoughts on two years of owning a Tesla polything.com/2023/12/01/goi…

This being official Nutcracker day, here's a photo of a well-guarded house in Muswell Hill

When it comes to living composers, Jonathan Dove is the one whose work I most look forward to hearing. Odyssey Bristol Beacon on Sunday was just outstanding. I just wish it would get heard at the places where the anti-immigration community go. bachtrack.com/review-dove-mi…

For my German practice, Duolingo has decided that one of my “weak words” is “Oper”. I think something has gone seriously awry with the algorithm.

For the first time ever today, when voting, I was asked to show photo Id. Given the minimal level of voter fraud of this type, I'm really unhappy with this blatant attempt at voter suppression.

Wonderful to be back Glyndebourne for a magnificent season opener of Carmen. Great piece of direction by Diane Paulus, a superb Escamillo, and I doubt I'll hear the score better played than by Ticciati and London Philharmonic Orchestra bachtrack.com/review-carmen-…

This is the other Carmen in my life. She lives outside our front door and frequently becomes sufficiently profuse that she needs to be attacked with a knife (OK, with secateurs) so that we can get into the house!

It's not everyone's (anyone's?) favourite opera, but last night's Andrea Chénier was pretty special. And I am in awe of Elena Zilio! bachtrack.com/review-andrea-…

As usual, Intuit QuickBooks UK are lying. I reported an incident over half an hour ago, and it's still ongoing.

This is the most fun I've had in an opera house in a long time - which, considering how thin the starting material is, is pretty amazing. Garsington Opera. bachtrack.com/review-verdi-g…

The joys of concert dress code. Don’t you always dress like this in 29° heat?

I’ll be posting on Bluesky now, hoping for a refuge from right wing hatred. Do come and follow me there! bsky.app/profile/davidk…

OK, British Airways or anyone involved with their app: please explain this screenshot, taken when I was still in the departure lounge at Faro. In particular, explain how it can say “on time” when the estimated arrival time is nearly two hours later than the schedule.

We can't think of too many classical pianists from Indonesia, which makes Sam's latest review from Pittsburgh Symphony particularly unusual reading: bachtrack.com/review-vanska-…

Belleville, Paris: demonstration for freeing Palestinian prisoners youtu.be/g82-mhwJtlk?si… via YouTube