Exciting recording session at the RCM today - details under embargo for the moment…

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★★★★ @DorianLynskey EVERYTHING MUST GO - Authoritative account of how the #apocalypse has always been just around the corner - ‘wryly funny, deeply researched, fluently written’, says Bernard Hughes Picador Books theartsdesk.com/books/dorian-l…

★★★★ Elmore String Quartet Kings Place - A new work from Leo Geyer holds its own alongside acknowledged masterpieces, with impressive playing from this emerging group, says Bernard Hughes theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…

I'm absolutely delighted that my new commission for Lucis Choir is being generously supported by the Francis Routh Trust. Very much looking forward to working with Lucis, Francis Faux and Dr Helen Eastman in developing the piece ahead of its premiere in July.

'Mighty but accessible #Bruckner from a peerless interpreter' ★★★★★ #LeilaJosefowicz London Philharmonic Orchestra Paavo Jarvi Southbank Centre - ' #Järvi made Bruckner sound simultaneously modern and ancient; earthbound but airborne too', says Boyd Tonkin theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…

Feed a duck some bread & he eats for a day. Teach a duck to speak, get a little suit & a job interview and I've lost my train of thought now

Patterns On The Window - The British Progressive Pop Sounds of 1974 suggests a nebulous year in music: one resisting easy definition, and one where Dr. Feelgood set a marker for the future. Out on Cherry Red Records. I’ve looked at it today for @theartdesk: theartsdesk.com/new-music/musi…

Who is this in the picture?
Smashing Pumpkins Judith
Hahaha. Very kind of you but who IS IT in the picture?

#KarenCargill KANTOS Manchester Camerata Simone Menezes The Stoller Hall - Imagination and star quality in a performance that shows this choral-orchestral collaboration is set for great things, says Robert Beale theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…

Now this is A grade statting

Amen

So close and yet so far

After much hesitation, I've decided to be brave. Can you believe this is 24 years old?

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★★★★ 'A masterclass in how to destroy your life' . #PrinceAndrew (Rufus Sewell) meets #EmilyMaitlis (Gillian Anderson) in #Scoop Netflix Review by Adam Sweeting bit.ly/3xfNndp

Looking forward to this as ever - and to seeing my little contribution in print