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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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Farewells in New York
This afternoon we say goodbye to New York for another year, fittingly playing Mahler’s ninth symphony, probably one of the great musical farewells. It is one of those pieces that everybody seems to have in their minds a perfect interpretation, … Continue reading
Posted in Gareth Davies, New York October 2009
Tagged 2nd oboe, arts, Bernard Haitink, classical music, concert, culture, flute, Gareth Davies, instruments, John Lawley, london symphony orchestra, LSO, Mahler 9, Manhattan, music, musicians, orchestra, symphony, travel, twitter
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Mission Impossible
After a very welcome day off where I personally did very little except move from pool to beach, the second free day saw a lot of us whizzing around at high speed. The organisers of the festival had very kindly … Continue reading
Posted in Daytona Beach International Festival April 2009, Gareth Davies
Tagged arts, bullit, classical music, concert, culture, Daytona, dirty harry. mission impossible, Gareth Davies, instruments, james Morrison, john eliot gardiner, lalo schifrin, london symphony orchestra, LSO, Mozart, music, musicians, NASCAR, speedway, symphony, tour, travel, trombone, trumpet, twitter
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Coast to…er…the…same coast actually
It seems like only 2 weeks ago since we last spoke and sure enough, once again we are off to the USA. This time rather than coast to coast across the country we arrive later this week in Daytona Beach … Continue reading
Posted in Daytona Beach International Festival April 2009, Gareth Davies
Tagged arts, Beach, classical music, concert, culture, daniel harding, Daytona, festival, Gareth Davies, instruments, International, london symphony orchestra, LSO, Mahler, music, musicians, orchestra, symphony, tour, twitter
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Coast to Coast
Hello everyone, We are off on a coast to coast tour of the USA. There will be blogs every couple of days and you can even catch up on Twitter, just follow the link on the left. Don’t forget to … Continue reading
Posted in Gareth Davies, US Coast to Coast March 2009
Tagged America, backstage, boston, California, coast to coast, london, london symphony orchestra, LSO, New York, orchestra, sanfrancisco, symphony, tour, twitter, US, USA, washington
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Back on the blog
Although I am in Basingstoke today, I shall not be filling you in on backstage gossip as it isn’t really a tour. However we travel to Paris on Monday with Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Visit the site for regular blogs. … Continue reading
Posted in France/Germany February 2009, Gareth Davies
Tagged arts, basingstoke, cello, classical music, concert, culture, france, germany, instruments, john eliot gardiner, london symphony orchestra, LSO, music, musicians, orchestra, Paris, snow, symphony, tour, travel, twitter, violin
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