I WAS AT THE WIGMORE HALL TODAY, WHERE TOM WORKS PART-TIME. 

 HE'S 6'1 AND READS ENGLISH AT KINGS COLLEGE.

I'VE CAUGHT THE MUSIC BUG / 

I'M GOING TO SEE THE AMAZING BRODSKY QUARTET NEXT WEEK AT THE WIGMORE HALL!  ON THEIR PROGRAM IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE EVER STRING QUARTETS:

MVT II: 'ASSEZ VIF' FROM RAVEL'S STRING QUARTET IN F
(HAGEN QUARTET AT THE MOZARTEUM IN SALZBURG, AUSTRIA)

THEY PERFORMED IN CONCERT WITH BJÖRK BACK IN CHRISTMAS 1999 AT THE UNION CHAPEL:

VIBRATING WITH EXCITEMENT.

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC / 

I WAS AT THE WIGMORE HALL TONIGHT FOR THE WINNER'S RECITAL OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC PATRON'S AWARD.  'CELLIST LUKA SULIC PERFORMED A SELECTION OF EARLY-MID TWENTIETH CETURY PIECES ACCOMPANIED BY NADAV HETZKA  ON PIANO.

TUCKED IN AMONGST THE REPERTOIRE WAS THIS ABSOLUTE GEM OF A PIECE - ORIGINALLY FOR SOLO VIOLIN & PIANO BUT TRANSCRIBED FOR SOLO 'CELLO & PIANO BY MATS LIDSTROM - SIBELIEUS' BERCEUSE, OP.79 NO.6   

(THE ABOVE RECORDING IS ACTUALLY THE ORIGINAL VERSON FOR VIOLIN & PIANO, A 1985 RECORDING OF SERGEI STADLER ON VIOLIN ACCOMPANIED BY JUHANI LAGERSPETZ)

THE FINAL TWO MOVEMENTS OF BRITTEN'S CELLO SONATA IN C WERE ALSO PRETTY SNAZZY.