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Tag Archives: arts
The Exile
Although in name we are the London Symphony Orchestra, there are in fact very few members who are from London itself. The great metropolis has always been just down the road from my home town of Guildford, but a quick … Continue reading
The Gesticulating Tourist
Walking around Beijing, I find it hard to tell whether my lips are numb because of the cold, snow-laden wind blowing in my face, or the Szechuan peppers which were liberally sprinkled on my lunch. If you’ve never had them … Continue reading
I’m a Seoul Man…
The cultural differences between nations are never more pronounced that when in transit. The British, being a nation of enthusiastic queuers, are left apoplectic with rage when confronted with a country full of people who do not understand this basic … Continue reading
Force 10 from Dalston
There was a distinctly end of term feeling in Munich last night. We may not have been playing any carols but the spirit was there, and it wasn’t just the Gluhwein from the snow covered Christmas market. The orchestra, as … Continue reading
Bad light stops play…eventually
Regular readers of the blog will not be surprised to know that I am writing this having just watched Wales destroy Namibia in the Rugby World Cup. My Welsh father and a childhood involving many trips to Cwmllynfell to see … Continue reading
Posted in Gareth Davies, Guildford September 2011
Tagged arts, classical music, concert, culture, Cwmllynfell, Daniil Trifonov, England, flute, G-Live, Gareth Davies, Guildford, guildford philharmonic orchestra, instruments, Juliet, london symphony orchestra, LSO, musicians, peppa pig, Surrey, Surrey Advertiser, Tod Handley, Valery Gergiev
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LSO Wind Academy 2011
The eagle eyed readers will have noticed that whilst a large proportion of the LSO is in Aix, almost all of those left behind performed Fauré Requiem in St Paul’s this week. I say almost all, as Fauré neglected to … Continue reading
Posted in Gareth Davies
Tagged Alexandre Desplat, arts, Chethams, Chris Richards, clarinet, classical music, flute, Gareth Davies, GSMD, Harry Potter, instruments, london symphony orchestra, LSO, LSO Discovery, musicians, RAM, RNCM, star wars, Students
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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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