Just two more days left to apply for the The Leverhulme Trust Conducting Fellowship Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Full details & eligibility criteria via the link below. A chance to live in Scotland’s thriving musical capital and work with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Scottish Opera Hebrides Ensemble and many others! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎵

This morning, as part of Easter: A seasonal journey on BBC Radio 3, Tom Service is live from the island of Iona.

The joys of post-Brexit bureaucracy. thetimes.com/culture/classi…

If Rubio, Trump, Kellogg, Vance abandon Ukraine & unleash Russia, they will go down in history as the greatest appeasers of evil the civilised world has known. The rest of Europe must prepare to step up massively for Ukraine's freedom!

And , The Labour Party , don’t forget to sort out the problems for musicians and crew when touring in Europe while you’re at it. theguardian.com/world/2025/apr…

Labour MPs urge Starmer to back youth mobility scheme amid EU trade reset. More than 60 MPs sign letter calling for time-limited visas for 18- to 30-year-olds to travel freely. theguardian.com/world/2025/apr… The Guardian

Had #Walk4Ukraine with our renowned conductor Paavo Jarvi who’s home is also in London. He explains very simply why supporting 🇺🇦 is so important #StandWithUkraine

The first time I have ever agreed with a Johnson tweet. Let’s hope his pal in the White House can read.

Ukraine has exposed Trump’s true identity: as a vandal, an autocrat, a gangster and a fool theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Brexit has made touring Europe harder for UK musicians, with nearly half reporting less work and significant income losses. We need a reciprocal agreement to simplify regulations and support the music industry. Sign the petition and show your support: bit.ly/3HPxywg

Later this month, Canada will have the privilege of welcoming Their Majesties The King and Queen to Canada — where His Majesty King Charles III will deliver Canada’s speech from the throne. This historic honour matches the weight of our times.

Aussie friends! I’ve found your lovely new Spirit of Tasmania ferry, languishing here in sunny #Edinburgh. Apparently it’ll be two years before you meet her in Oz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🛳️🇦🇺 Hope her crew are enjoying the nearby The Port of Leith Distillery whilst they wait for the docks to be built in #Tasmania 🥃🍸

Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard. hrvd.me/IntStudents25t

UPDATE: A federal judge has just blocked Donald Trump from revoking Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students, per Reuters. 💪🏾🔥🔥 This is a direct check on authoritarian overreach. Trump tried to purge international voices from elite institutions. The courts just told

The last drop of evening light at Elgol on the Isle of Skye, looking towards the Black Cuillin. Pic: Verity Milligan.

An organist based in Scotland will give a free concert in St George’s next month. Michael Bawtree, a concert organist who lived in Bermuda from 1992 to 1995, will perform at the surroundings of St Peter’s Church, Their Majesties Chapell on June 13. T... royalgazette.com/general/news/a…

Colombian-Italian conductor Stefano Boccacci has been appointed the new Leverhulme Conducting Fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS). rcs.ac.uk/news-stories/s…

From Icelandair FB page; “Yesterday marked a new era in Icelandair’s connections with Greenland: We flew our first Boeing MAX aircraft to Nuuk! ✈️ Thanks to the recent expansion of Nuuk’s airport, our connections between Iceland and Nuuk have increased – good news for locals

On June 17, 2017, a massive landslide in Karrat Fjord, northwestern Greenland 🇬🇱triggered a powerful tsunami. Around 50 million cubic meters of rock fell from a mountain near Ummiammakku, crashing into the fjord from 1,000 meters above sea level. The resulting wave reached up

A massive iceberg looms in Innaarsuit, North Greenland. This video was filmed yesterday and sped up 5×.