Tag Archives: flute

And now…the end is near..

Posted on 12 September 2012 by LSO

Finally, after almost two weeks away, we are back home. In fact, it’s longer than two weeks because this trip came straight on the back of Edinburgh and Lucerne/Salzburg. A grand total of 20 concerts in 26 days. Upstairs at … Continue reading →

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Back Desk Solos

Posted on 7 September 2012 by LSO

Leaving the lovers of Verona and arriving in Berlin only one hour later is a shock. The ancient stones of Italy and the marble walls of the amphitheatre seem a long way away as we arrive at the hotel which was … Continue reading →

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Higgs, Boson and Walker Ltd

Posted on 15 July 2012 by LSO

Writing this last blog from the final tour before the summer holiday, it seems appropriate that rather than sitting in yet another hotel room writing to you, I am speeding on a train through the Surrey Hills. Despite the glorious … Continue reading →

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50 Shades of Grey

Posted on 12 July 2012 by LSO

The weeks of punishment that we have endured have been hard to take, and although the fifty shades of grey that we have been experiencing in London have no end in sight, I have to tell you that here in … Continue reading →

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Life is like a box of chocolates

Posted on 4 May 2012 by LSO

Brussels. The centre of European bureaucracy and, if you read the right newspapers, the enemy of our proud British traditions. Leaving the Euro debate alone for the moment, Brussels has been accused at various points in the last decade of … Continue reading →

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The Ecstasy of Wifi

Posted on 2 May 2012 by LSO

If an alien life form were to land unannounced backstage at a concert in 2012, they would make some basic assumptions about human behaviour which I once would have thought unfounded. Now I’m not so sure. One of the many … Continue reading →

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I’m a Seoul Man…

Posted on 28 February 2012 by LSO

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 →

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Juan more concert

Posted on 31 January 2012 by LSO

From the comfort of the train speeding through the Spanish countryside, you could be forgiven for thinking that it is summer. The sun is high and the deep blue stretches far into the distance, the only clouds visible on the … Continue reading →

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Brotherly Love

Posted on 29 January 2012 by LSO

“Er no…you really don’t want that…” He wasn’t joking, it’s really loud, and all of a sudden the orchestra is transported into pre-war Berlin with a touch of George Formby thrown in. (And for the pedants, please don’t write in … Continue reading →

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Can you hear the singers Gareth?

Posted on 19 December 2011 by LSO

“Gareth! How does it sound?” Sir John Eliot Gardiner is turning around on his rostrum and asking my opinion on the balance rehearsal in Hamburg. On stage are the vast forces needed for Beethoven’s 9th symphony, although with John Eliot … Continue reading →

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