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Tag Archives: Valery Gergiev
The Sound of Magic
Cinderella finally danced with her Prince, he found her again, the glass slipper fitted and they all lived happily ever after, once they had completed Prokofiev’s numerous waltzes. As we all left the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday night, she … Continue reading
Fringe Benefits
The atmosphere created in a city by a festival is almost indescribable. If you were in London during the Olympics recently, you’ll know that it felt like a very different place indeed, Londoners were polite, cabbies let you pull out … Continue reading
Karol by Candlelight?
Unless you’ve been camping in the wilderness recently, you will have noticed that the LSO has been in the news. I’m sure by now most of you will have seen our contribution to the Olympic Games in London; what an … Continue reading
Higgs, Boson and Walker Ltd
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
Another Hot Night
If you’ve ever had the misfortune to spend prolonged periods of your life in the glittering half life of the back stage area of any concert hall around the world then you will be familiar with the scene I am … Continue reading
Use the Force Valery
I remember walking down the Nanjing Road in Shanghai a couple of years ago and being offered goods aplenty. This week however it seems worse than ever. As I get further down the road, I can always see people suddenly … 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
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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Train Tension
The orchestra sat in near silence on the train this morning. The tension rising with the outside temperature as we sped through the mountains. I haven’t felt this much pressure on a train since Sue Mallet was on a trip … Continue reading
Waiting for Christine…
I am at the moment sitting in a café opposite the Gare du Nord in Paris with an obligatory croissant and coffee, for which I am being charged a small fortune. I guess, to channel the ghostly words of Hemingway … Continue reading
Posted in Birmingham & Paris Mahler March 2011, Gareth Davies
Tagged Birmingham, Christine Pendrill, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, classical music, concert, Cor Anglais, culture, flute, Gareth Davies, instruments, london symphony orchestra, Paris, symphony, Symphony No. 7 (Mahler), travel, Valery Gergiev
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