It was a great pleasure to assist the late Sir Andrew Davis last Autumn on a program of Stravinsky, Britten and Boulanger. Relaxed yet demanding, and full of fire for the music. He said Symphony of Psalms was one of his top five pieces, and it was a privilege to share it with him

Going back to rewatch a Kleiber New Year’s Concert to remind me why it exists.

Sometimes I wonder what it would feel like to work in a growth industry. Good, I'm guessing?

The list of things I never thought I'd have to do now includes staking down the roots of our new hedge plants because someone ripped up the last ones and stole them. Welcome to London.

Tuned into the marathon twice - once near the beginning when commentators were imploring Sifan Hassan to stop and give up due to apparent I jury - then just less than two hours later as she sprinted to the win....

I propose a new index for inflation which is based entirely on the price of an egg mayo sandwich in pret a manger.

I sometimes think that if fees were calculated in the number of pints they bought, it seems like the piano gigs I did as a teenager in Sheffield might have been the most lucrative of my career.....

The country might be going to hell in a handcart but at least Siegfried idyll is still playing over the tannoy in Wood Green tube station.

So proud of the English National Opera chorus this evening. After everything that has been thrown at them over the past weeks, to pull out a performance this evening, that was so musically, dramatically and vocally accomplished, is testament to both their passion and skill.