My BBC Music Magazine interview with Nicola Benedetti is now out!

Nicola Benedetti for PM! elbowmusic.org/post/you-can-t…

Ahead of opening the BBC Proms tonight, Lisa Batiashvili discusses the importance of staying curious and why we shouldn’t overpraise talented young players… elbowmusic.org/post/soul-sist…

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Walton 1 on the radio now – one of the few symphonies that’s actually better to listen to than play, especially as enough time has passed since I played it with Corinthian Chamber Orchestra that I can actually appreciate it without the PTSD!

What you need to know about humanitarian aid for #Gaza: ➡️Since May 19, and in accordance with the directive of the political echelon, aid enters Gaza through two primary channels: 1. Distribution sites operated by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, where weekly food packages are provided to

Just booked my ticket to see Augustin Hadelich tonight at the Proms, so I'm gratuitously reposting my interview with him. I wonder if we’ll hear him singing ‘deedle deedle, deedle-deedle, deedle deedle’… elbowmusic.org/post/interview…

America's new Hitler Youth. Well done everybody.

Superb Mendelssohn from Augustin Hadelich tonight at BBC Proms. And the arena really is the best place to listen. Apart from the sticky floor, which creaks loudly whenever anyone tries to unstick a foot. Which is quite a lot. Don’t they ever clean it?

Young musicians may be physically fit, but with age come the advantages of wisdom and experience, as Ariane Todes explains classical-music.com/features/artis…

Highly recommend this beautiful 1937 Michael Powell film. Moody atmosphere, stunning photography (who needs drone cameras!), pertinent and profound themes, a Straussian score by Lambert Williamson, plus fiddles and authentic knits. What’s not to like! bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Thank you for writing this, Libby Purves, and for the beautiful Rabbi Sacks quote. thetimes.com/article/5f5324…

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Musicians on a green background #artbots #chagall

The Countess of Lathom #artbots #sargent

If you watch nothing but the BBC News (UK) (our most trusted news brand) I don’t blame you for thinking this is a war only being fought by one side. I wouldn’t blame you for thinking it was a genocide and that Jews are actually the nastiest humans who ever existed. It’s pure pro

If you want to know where I am for the next week, here’s a reminder of last year’s Musique Cordiale Festival. Deleting all the apps for a while. Byeeeeee!!! 🎶🎵☀️🕶️🍷👙🌻❤️ elbowmusic.org/post/busman-s-…