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Tag Archives: france
The Ecstasy of Wifi
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
Posted in Gareth Davies, Paris & Brussels May 2012
Tagged classical music, concert, flute, france, Gareth Davies, london symphony orchestra, LSO, music, musicians, orchestra, Paris, symphony, tour, travel, twitter, wifi
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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
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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The train rain refrain
As an encore at the recital the other night, we played a little melancholy Welsh folk song. Simple but effective in its main aim of bringing a lump to the throat and a tear to the eye. A member of … Continue reading
Posted in Gareth Davies, Luxembourg/Paris November 2010
Tagged Alexandre Desplat, arts, Brussels, classical music, concert, culture, Elgar, flute, france, Gareth Davies, instruments, japan, London Philharmonic Orchestra, london symphony orchestra, LSO, Luxembourg, music, musicians, orchestra, Paris, Rain, Salle Pleyel, Sir Colin Davis, symphony, tour, travel, violin
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Mission Aix – a PM’s perspective
Project Manager Craig Thorne gives us a progress update… I certainly can’t take all the credit for Plan C – I must mention everyone in the Discovery team who pulled together to make it happen: Paul, Elie, Becca and Laura … Continue reading
Posted in Aix en Provence education April 2010, Craig Thorne
Tagged aix, classical music, education, france, london symphony orchestra, LSO, musicians, Paris, travel
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