Britten Pears Arts Composition and Performance 2024
This is one of those photographs that really needs a key to find the six composers who took part in this year’s Britten Pears Arts…
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News & Views
Panufnik Composers 2024/5
I forgot to post the annual group photo of this year’s composers back in February when we first got together. They are now well…
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Paul Auster
Very sad to learn of the death of the author Paul Auster at the age of 77. We met and corresponded often in the 1980s…
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Magdalen Farm Strings 2024
April marked the 17th year of Magdalen Farm Strings, a week long course for young players of which I’m patron. It takes place at the…
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Rehearsing Britten 3 with the Sacconi Quartet
Recently I had the great pleasure of listening to the Sacconi Quartet as they rehearsed Britten’s Third Quartet. It brought back memories of the remarkable…
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