Advent 3: On being too ‘musical’
In the summer of 2000, Christopher Hampson (a.k.a. Chris in this blog elsewhere) created a five-minute graduation-day piece for the final year students at the RAD called Finale, for which…
Der gestohlene Abend
…is the title of my favourite author Wolfram Fleischhauer’s brand new novel (see previous posts here and here). Biked it down to Tate Britain on this bracing but gorgeously sunny…
Potton Hall
Just back from Suffolk, where I’ve been recording the latest Studio Series album (No. 5) with Andrew Holdsworth & Chris Hampson, and adding two tracks to another album with cellist…
Would you buy a used tea-set from these men?
To warm-up after my dip at the Lido, where it was almost sunbathing weather at half-past eight in the morning (I’ve made it to 1.3km now – hoping to reach…
Prague Masterclasses again
The sixth year running, and the International Ballet Masterclasses in Prague are still as exhilarating as ever. Last night, Beatrice Knop told us the story of how she got through…
Is this the most articulate woman in the world?
No not you, the one in the middle. I took this at the RAD staff party last night, and promised rashly to publish it today, but look, here it is.…