Better one-quarter full than Proms empty
mainThis was the opening concert at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie last night, conducted by Alan Gilbert.
Deeply moving in many unexpected ways.
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Perhaps this piece by Turlough O’Carolan, Farewell to Music is appropriate in these cov-19 times. Ciara Taaffe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNo-4k6knvo
Re: Proms, a great piece in Telegraph “The BBC despises people who pay for it – and the feeling is mutual”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/bbc-despises-people-pay-feeling-mutual/
The Telegraph is behind a paywall. Perhaps you could cut and pate the article.
Best career move ever, to have left NY which is not about to reopen anytime this decade.
Gilbert never really settled in New York anyway; his home base throughout his NY Phil tenure was always Stockholm, and he and the family escaped there every opportunity they could.
Career move? Leave New York My friends in the orchestra brought a bottle of champagne to the meeting when they were sure he was announcing his departure. Toasted in the dressing room afterwards. Real talk.
https://www.ndr.de/kultur/elbphilharmonie/Beruehrender-Saisonstart-in-der-Elbphilharmonie-mit-Publikum,saisoneroeffnung162.html