The London Sinfonietta at Beijing's Forbidden Palace ... Debussy, Tansy Davies, Adès, Chou Wen Chung, Penderecki & Messiaen, plus surprise Kreisler: shorturl.at/blrG9

Very important #thoughtoftheday from maestro Ricardo Muti #music #culture #education #reading #theater #art #dance #literature #classicalmusic

Tonight,Recital no 9 in Chengdu (Panda country!)..apologies for yet another concert poster!😒

Tonight,Recital no 8 in Wuhan!

All 4 of us in the foyer of the People's Cultural Club in Dalian,China!

From the Jon Hopkins prom with the sensational BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and the superb Jules Buckley to Beijing airport enroute for Mudanjiang for the first of 11 violin and piano recitals with the stupendous Caroline.Jaya-Ratnam !!

As a young and alarmingly inexperienced leader,I was fortunate to work with,among others...Tennstedt,Solti and Haitink...charismatic leadership,yes...did they punch anybody?...no. spectator.co.uk/article/replac…

Very much looking forward to an 11 city violin and piano recital tour of China with the pianist Caroline Jaya-Ratnam! We start in Mudanjiang on the 1st September and finish in Beijing on the 17th September.Hope to see you there!?

Everything I need for Prom 40!! Dora Pejacevic Symphony and Brahms 2nd piano concerto with BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Sakari Oramo 🇺🇦 and Martin Helmchen. Non-stop melody!!

Stage left walk-on at Royal Albert Hall! Tonight BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus with conductor,Elim Chan and pianist,Jan Lisiecki.BBC Proms BBC Radio 3

A very exciting First Night of the Proms 2023 last night.Thank you to my wonderful colleagues BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus BBC Singers and of course Dalia Stasevska 🇫🇮 🇺🇦 !! WE CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR OUR SURVIVAL!!!

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek this week. This is a small article I did for the 2023 Proms guide about living and working with OCD a condition that is often misunderstood and misrepresented in the media!
Bambos Charalambous MP Gavin Higgins Barbara Keeley 💙 🇺🇦 OCD Action Catherine Benfield OCD-UK

Everyone at London Sinfonietta is deeply saddened to hear the news that Psappha is closing. It is a huge loss for the contemporary music sector, not to mention for the composers and musicians who work with them and the audiences and participants they have benefitted.

BBC chairman Richard Sharp resigns, after report finds he breached appointment rules by not fully disclosing role in loan given to former UK PM Boris Johnson bbc.in/3Nh5l5r

DAY 5 OF BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus tour of Spain! Today we are in beautiful Oviedo to play Britten,Beethoven and Bartok.

A clear statement from Musicians' Union. The @bbc ill advised 'plan' to decimate @bbcso @bbcphilharmonic @bbcco and axe @bbcsingers MUST COME OFF THE TABLE.
Only then can meaningful discussions begin. Lorna Clarke Simon Webb musiciansunion.org.uk/news/mu-respon…

At the Barbican tonight with BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Adam Hickox and Ian McEwan.The BBC SO was formed 93 years ago....may it continue for another 93!!

Great news that the axing of the BBC Singers has been suspended and we will hear them as always in the proms but for BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus BBC Philharmonic BBC Concert Orchestra and still BBC Singers the fight goes on.