I would give this season of Emily in Paris 1000000 out of 10 stars. absolutely bonkers outfits, no plot of which to speak. i don't think anyone who wrote the dialogue has spoken to a human person. Emily should be imprisoned for life. I need more and I need it now.

Great to have the BBC Proms in Bristol this weekend. My review of an exhilarating Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Prom for Times Culture thetimes.com/article/224fbd…

Absolutely amazing: during the construction of the National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing, the donor hid a message inside the false columns—a message that would only be found if the columns were being demolished—saying he never liked them anyway theartnewspaper.com/2024/08/27/sai…

When the subs have a ‘couple of tiny queries’

Violins, Venice, Vivaldi – and the great forgotten female violinist of the 18th century, Anna Maria della Pieta. Fab to speak to novelist Harriet Constable for 'Words on Music' about her book 'The Instrumentalist' – and to hear her top three books about music. wordsonmusic.substack.com/p/harriet-cons…

Loved the little detail from Radio 3 that Vikingur Olafsson has synaesthesia and A minor, the key of Schumann’s piano concerto, is yellow for him.

RIP the bubble bath fountains

Caught up with the Berlin Phil's Bruckner yesterday and, wow, that really is a performance I want to listen to again and again.

Oh god this font...just NO.

Unbelievable that we are still experiencing Lili #Boulanger firsts: tonight, the first performances of both Pie Jesu & Vieille prière bouddhique at the BBC Proms. People tell me she’s standard repertoire- not quite

Season two of Colin From Accounts is if anything even better than the first. So good.

Why does Twitter keep unfollowing people who I absolutely haven’t told it to unfollow?!

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered and isolated a broadly neutralizing plasma antibody, known as SC27, which has been shown to neutralize ALL known variants of SARS-CoV-2. Let’s talk about that! 🧵⬇️

Breaking: A strike by Equity members is to hit the opening night of Welsh National Opera’s Rigoletto this month, with further action to impact two other productions. Read more 👇 thestage.co.uk/news/news/stri…

Giving Verdi the live laugh love treatment

THE FUCKING QUEUE FOR DEFENDANTS?

I had one of these and it used to be one of my favourite things. Definitely browner than I remember though… !

I've said from the start that this kind of crime, raping a drugged woman, won't be these men's first or only crime. Every single accused must be investigated thoroughly, on the reasonable assumption that their rapes of Gisele Pelicot is part of a larger pattern of offending.

Well then. John Eliot Gardiner is back, launching his new Constellation Choir and Orchestra. First concerts will be in Europe this December. Nothing in the UK on that tour.

Not only is John Eliot Gardiner performing the exact same programme as his former ensembles, a week earlier, in the same venue - the venue is letting people exchange tickets from the one concert to the other