Mourning the loss of a venue; hopeful for the future
Last week, I attended the London Mozart Players’ concert as part of the Reading on Thames Festival. Musically, the evening
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#WhatMahlerTellsMe – how much should we know in advance?
A few years ago, while preparing for APO’s performance of Vaughan Williams’ ‘A Pastoral Symphony’, I read a quote that’s
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Mahler for geeks – devising a rehearsal schedule for a monster
One of the less obvious tasks of a conductor can be described under the heading of ‘rehearsal strategy’: ensuring that
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