Joseph Horovitz R.I.P
It was my great honour and pleasure to have spent time with Joseph Horovitz. Here’s his wonderful ‘Dybbuk Melody’. Ave atque vale.
January 2022
A long-lost David Matthews Canon, for Sir Michael Tippett 24 1 22
The first hearing of David Matthews’ 1974 canon for Sir Michael Tippett w/ Mihailo Trandafilovski, Clifton Harrison, Neil Heyde (yesterday)
Kreutzer throws a thunderbolt!
Here’s Kreutzer’s cloudburst, at the desk this morning. Joing Gwendolyn Masin and I Tuesday to explore this caprice more. Book here, or message me
Mat, Music, Milton – a thought after practice 21-22/1/22
Mat, Music, Milton – a thought after practice 21-22/1/22 I wonder how it is that I have not mentioned this before. Perhaps it’s just that it is such a little thing. Many years ago (I was 14 or 15),…
Inspiration on the practice desk
Three great 20th Century works works for violin alone, by Max Reger, Per Nørgård, and Yun Isang (and here’s Nørgård’s ‘Bofast’)
Inspiration and idealism
Introducing Norman Platt’s extraordinary writing about the work of music to students this week. Here’s the extraordinary peroration to his ‘Making Music’. I was lucky enough to meet him when I was still at school, and to be encouraged (vociferously)…
The glory of the composer’s workbench
One of the great joys of my musical life, is my long collaboration with the American composer Michael Alec Rose. This has resulted in dozens of new works, two cds, and miles of walking and talking on both sides of…
Back at the Library of Congress
A glimpse of Thursday. 2 minutes of Viotti on a violin I dreamt of from childhood ( I had a picture of it in my room), first performed on in 2006, and have been lucky enough to play, film and…
Exploring Kreutzer!
My working scores of Kreutzer 13- 22. Tomorrow, Gwendolyn Masin & I explore the insights that have emerged from our week-by week journey through this great cycle. Do join us – follow the link to book, or message me for…