If more porters, nurses, doctors, care workers, bus drivers, factory workers must be infected and die, so be it. Because there is nothing we can do. We must 'live with the virus' and show the world how Britain knows best. (17)

The NHS staff get a pay cut. 1% rise with 2.5% inflation, a pay cut. They must understand there are other priorities. A new SERCO contract. A £250 million royal yacht. (18)

And no one is accountable. Politicians say they follow the science. Advisers say Ministers must decide. No public inquiry, no resignations, a merry-go-round of Birthday Honours and George Crosses. Let's all forget about it and 'live with the virus'. Watch the football. (19)

So that's what I'm doing. Fully vaccinated I contracted Covid a week ago. Not pleasant. Isolating. And listening to the radio, to experts who say we're in 'the endgame', how well we've done, we can get back to normal. Er.. and wear a face mask if you're worried. (20)

What a coincidence ! After having accompanied the brilliant Lilian Farahani in Innocence in Festival d'Aix , here we are in Delft Chamber Music festival doing a Bach cantata, sung in persian!

Demain à 8:30 je serai l’invité de Musique Matin, sur France Musique! Au plaisir de vous retrouver, francemusique.fr/emissions/musi…

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Tonia Ko’s viola piece, broadcast from Huddersfield festival!!

We are so excited to launch our #YCATGive campaign with our mission video 🙌 Former #YCATArtists Sini from Castalian Quartet and Olivier Stankiewicz, principal oboe of London Symphony Orchestra talk of the invaluable support that YCAT provides. £1 given = £2 to YCAT! ⬇️ ycat.co.uk/ycat-give-2021

Dear Friends, very sad to announce the cancellation of my concerts in Tokyo next month. Someone should write an “Omicron blues”. Hopefully in the future I can return to Japan and Kioi Hall! Toi toi and thank you Ami for stepping in, you’ll be great!!

Very excited about this!!!

So much looking forward to hearing tomorrow’s concert at St Luke’s !

At LSO St Luke's for Tangram Lunar New Year concert. Already intrigued by instruments on stage #LunarNewYear

I do not often share views with Tory MP’s, but I must say I am grateful to Crispin Blunt for his work, and despairing of Keir Starmer recent and deeply unnerving stance on drug laws in the UK. Ignorance of scientific evidence generally tends to kill.

This Sat 12 Feb @toneswithtonia will be playing an improvisation set on bubble wrap at Cafe OTO, as part of @sofingusa’s week-long residency ! whatsnew.composersedition.com/tonia-ko-at-ca…

Great to see this online - loved the concert in January!!

Over 1000 signatures in less than two days! We are all calling on ⁦Home Office⁩ for #psilocybinaccessrights to bring hope to millions in the U.K. Have you signed yet? 👇👇👇 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6211…

Great to see #YCATartists past and present working together. 🫶 Armand Djikoloum is alongside former artists Theo Plath and Olivier Stankiewicz, recording in Nürnberg with 𝕊𝕒𝕥𝕠𝕜𝕠 𝔻𝕠𝕚-𝕃𝕦𝕔𝕜 and Jordi Carrasco Hjelm 👏 Watch this space for works by Zelenka & more, with BR - Bayerischer Rundfunk

Delighted to join Lorenza Borrani, Rie Koyama, Richard Lester and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe for Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante in beautiful Haydnsaal in Eisenstadt. Live on Medici at 18:00 CET! Also Brahms/Haydn variations and Brahms 1st piano concerto with Sir András Schiff

Your 15 seconds of calm today, brought to you by #Messiaen. 🌿 Listen to the full track, Bail avec Mi (Pour ma femme) on our latest album, “MESSIAEN”: lnk.to/MessiaenAr Pianist: Bertrand Chamayou Recording Engineer: Guido Tichelman