Author Archives: John

Still March 2019 On Wednesday I went to a Halle Orchestra rehearsal in the afternoon, – from 1400 to 1645 – a perk of giving them some money on a regular base. The conductor was a young Brit called Jamie Phillips, who seems to be gathering a reputation working with regional German and French orchestrasContinue reading “Still more 2019”

March 2019 More cinema opera in Sheffield this week – the Covent Garden Traviata on Wednesday, which was great! Obviously, I couldn’t compare it visually – either in terms of acting or sets – with the Met one, but I did think Ermolena Jaho was absolutely amazing as an actor, and with the sort ofContinue reading “More 2019”

I went to a cinema showing of the Berlin Philharmonic’s New Year’s Eve concert – Barenboim performing a Mozart Piano Concerto (26) and conducting as well, plus 4 Ravel pieces, played one after the other – almost, as Barenboim said, like a Spanish Symphony– the Rhapsodie Espagnole, the Alborado del Gracioso, the Pavane, and theContinue reading “The beginning of 2019”