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Post by julesd68 on Mar 11, 2020 15:18:23 GMT
Blast and Damnation.
Yuja Wang has had to cancel her European tour as several venues have pulled the plug.
I was *SO* looking forward to it.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 11, 2020 15:27:58 GMT
Oh no, bad news. It's not surprising, though.
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 11, 2020 18:44:57 GMT
Festival Hall only has a handful of tickets left for tonight's performance, will be interesting to see how full it ends up ...
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 15, 2020 14:46:23 GMT
Off to the Southbank again tonight to see the Carducci Quartet with Reiko Fujisawa.
R Clarke: Poem for string quartet
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.57
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat, Op.44
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 13, 2021 17:18:07 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Jul 14, 2021 4:37:25 GMT
Mmmm, Shossy 1 with Benedetti sounds tempting.
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 25, 2021 21:54:59 GMT
I booked for Khatia B but am having second thoughts about booking for any more concerts with no social distancing. The way things are going it makes me feel uneasy.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 26, 2021 4:52:50 GMT
I agree Jules, I'm also holding off going to concerts.
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 30, 2022 16:52:55 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Mar 30, 2022 19:16:32 GMT
The Shostakovich 11 with Noseda conducting is about the only one of interest to me, although I'd love to hear the Brahms German Requiem one day.
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Post by julesd68 on May 9, 2022 18:30:47 GMT
I can't believe I am actually going to a **live concert** at the Barbican on Saturday night, it has been so long! And what a way to get back to concert going it is - La Buniatishvili in recital. Here is the programme, and it does look mouth watering.  Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No 1
Frédéric Chopin - Prélude No 4, Op 28
Frédéric Chopin - Scherzo No 3 in C-sharp minor, Op 39
Johann Sebastian Bach - Aria from Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Franz Schubert - Impromptu No 3, Op 90
Franz Schubert/Franz Liszt - Ständchen
Frédéric Chopin - Polonaise in A-flat major, Op 53
Frédéric Chopin - Mazurka No 4, Op 17
François Couperin - No 5 ‘Les Barricades Mystérieuses’ from Pièces de Clavecin (Book 2)
Johann Sebastian Bach/Franz Liszt - Prelude and Fugue in A minor
Franz Liszt - Consolation No 3, S 172
Franz Liszt/Vladimir Horowitz - Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 |
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Post by MartinT on May 9, 2022 18:32:20 GMT
I'd love to hear her play the Satie and Bach.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 2, 2022 9:38:42 GMT
We're going to see the Amati Orchestra in Sloane Square tonight. Not the greatest of programmes (except the Rimsky-Korsakov): TCHAIKOVSKY | Hamlet Fantasie-Overture DELIUS | In a Summer Garden RIMSKI-KORSAKOV | Capriccio Espagnol SIBELIUS | Symphony No 5 www.amatiorchestra.com/However, pseudo-stepson's partner plays in the orchestra and it's a nice night out for us. |
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Post by julesd68 on Aug 2, 2022 18:18:31 GMT
I can't wait for Aug 12 - Yuuuuujjjaaaaa ...
Yes you can tell I'm excited - it's been a few years since my last Prom.
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Post by MartinT on Aug 2, 2022 18:33:40 GMT
Lucky sod!
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Post by julesd68 on Aug 9, 2022 12:59:41 GMT
Yuuuuujjjaaaaa...
You can watch on TV Martin! It's one of the few televised proms.
I've got a seat in the choir as I wanted to be close to the action - whether I'm on the side that allows me to see her hands is another matter ...
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Post by julesd68 on Aug 12, 2022 17:12:16 GMT
Well the sun is shining for Yuja!
And time for a donation to the RAH coffers - £9.90 for a small glass of Sauvignon Blanc...  At least it's air-conditioned in here - absolute carnage outside... |
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 2, 2022 12:11:34 GMT
I've got Mahler 7 at the Proms tomorrow night, with some trepidation. The Berlin Phil have been *profoundly* disappointing under Rattle when I have seen them but this time it's new boy Petrenko, so fingers crossed...
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 3, 2022 17:35:04 GMT
Yikes I have a vertigo inducing seat at the RAH - one metre to a sheer drop of many metres ... It's making me a tad nervous. |
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Post by MartinT on Sept 3, 2022 17:46:32 GMT
LOL, like many London theatres.
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