Archive for the ‘Concerts’ Category

An equal music?

Posted by Susan Tomes on 3 March 2010 under Concerts, Florestan Trio, Musings  •  1 Comment

A brochure for the South Bank Centre’s ‘International Chamber Music Season 2010/11’ lands on the doormat. My trio has appeared in this series, and the plans are always of interest to me.
But when I look at next season’s programmes, I notice disturbing signs of a policy change. Almost half the concerts follow the format of [...]

City frustration

Posted by Susan Tomes on 2 March 2010 under Concerts, Daily Life, Travel  •  1 Comment

A disappointing evening. We had been invited to a lovely ‘housewarming concert’ on the other side of the city (I took this photo of the full moon as we set off in cheerful mood). After waiting for ages at our local tube station, we were told that  because of a signal failure we’d have to [...]

Listening to Cortot

Posted by Susan Tomes on 22 February 2010 under Concerts, Daily Life, Inspirations  •  Leave a comment

I’m practising Schumann’s wonderful set of piano pieces, Davidsbündlertänze, for a concert later this year. As usual, progress is unpredictable. Sometimes things move on, sometimes not. Feeling short of inspiration one day this week, I sat down to listen to a historic 1937 recording by Alfred Cortot, renowned for his interpretations of Schumann and Chopin.
It [...]

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