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Category Archives: Aix-en-Provence Festival June & July 2011
Un Été d’Exception
Voici déjà notre dernière semaine à Aix! À l’hôtel des sybarites, tout va pour le mieux: les transats de la piscine sont occupés toute la journée par les professionnels de la bronzette, et quand nous avons acceuilli nos (pâles) collègues … Continue reading
Storm clouds brewing…what a pit(y).
“TOLL CHARGE! Awwww, why do things cost things? I hope you’ve got money, cos I spent all mine on chocolate cigars!” This is the happy refrain that greets and warns me whenever I put a new destination into my Sat-Nav these days. No, it’s … Continue reading
Code Vestimentaire
Code Nom masculin (latin codex) a) Ensemble de règles qui font loi en matière sociale b) Système conventionnel, rigoureusement structuré, de symboles et de règles combinatoires Les musiciens du LSO font partie d’une race qui s’adapte à tout. Par exemple, … Continue reading
Ce soir, première
Sir Colin Davis. Un nom, une légende musicale vivante. Un homme d’une grande simplicité aussi. Qui réussi l’impossible, sans jamais se départir de sa gentillesse, son humour, et son élégance. Chapeaux bas pour avant – hier soir, où nous avons … Continue reading
Perdu…in translation.
The more astute amongst you will note that I have made scant comment in my periodical postcards of the other opera which is being performed here in Aix. Mozart, I hear, was quite a clever chap. He knew how to … Continue reading
Une Carte Postale
Ce matin, par curiosité, j’ai lu les blogs de mes chers collègues David et Gareth. Jamais je ne cesse de m’étonner des talents cachés des musiciens du LSO! Bon, moi j’accepte d’écrire un petit blog, pensant que ce serait chose … Continue reading
Game, set and match….Langrée.
Bless Maxine Kwok-Adams! For those of you who are not aware, Maxine is our resident fashionista of the 1st violin section. If column inches on a well known social networking site were the only measure of a person’s popularity then … Continue reading
Posted in Aix-en-Provence Festival June & July 2011, David Jackson
Tagged aix, arts, classical music, culture, france, instruments, london symphony orchestra, LSO, music, musicians, orchestra, percussion, rehearsal, symphony, tour
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Bonjour chers amis français!
Soleil. Atmosphère estivale. Je vous écris d’Aix-en-Provence, où l’orchestre a posé ses valises pour un mois… Adieu la pluie et le ciel gris britannique!… Nous avons commencé les répétitions pour “La Traviata”. Ah! Quelle musique merveilleuse, on ne se lasse … Continue reading
Posted in Aix-en-Provence Festival June & July 2011, Ginette Decuyper
Tagged arts, classical music, concert, culture, france, london symphony orchestra, LSO, music, musicians, orchestra, tour, travel
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