The Panufnik Young Composers Scheme 2008 is a thing of the past – the workshop took place over three months ago, and I have already met the six Panufnik Young Composers of 2009 (Francisco Coll Garcia,… more →
LSO Discovery Panufnik Young Composers Schemewrote 11 months ago: This Sunday, 17th of June, the London Symphony Orchestra is hosting a concert by The Riot Ensemble a … more →
wrote 4 years ago: The Panufnik Young Composers Scheme 2008 is a thing of the past – the workshop took place over three … more →
wrote 4 years ago: I met the writer Nicola Christe on a conducting course at the Morley College this year. When she men … more →
wrote 4 years ago: After completing three pieces in the space of one month – Faerie Tales, Xocolatl and Black Wings – I … more →
wrote 4 years ago: Amid the composition of Xocolatl, I took some time off to complete a song cycle which was long overd … more →
wrote 4 years ago: As one of the readers of this blog pointed out after I published my Hammershøi and Dreyer entry, the … more →
wrote 4 years ago: While André Previn being one of the jazz pianists of the older generation I admire, Esbjörn Svensson … more →
wrote 4 years ago: When it comes to choosing the best recording of William Walton’s First Symphony, without any h … more →
wrote 4 years ago: Attending new music festivals or weekends is like gambling – sometimes you come away feeling d … more →
wrote 5 years ago: I am always suspicious about concert music with electronics – whether live or pre-recorded. I … more →
wrote 5 years ago: I recently revisited the works on Renzo Piano and recall an interview he did with John Tusa for BBC … more →
wrote 5 years ago: Last night as I was taking a break from drafting the opening of Xocolatl, I looked at the ‘Top … more →
wrote 5 years ago: As I was in Barcelona last June for the Sónar Festival, a friend showed me the catalogue of an exhib … more →
wrote 5 years ago: A friend took me to see Gergiev conducting Mahler’s Second Symphony with the LSO last night. It has … more →
wrote 5 years ago: My reaction of hearing Harrison Birtwistle’s music for the first time ever (The Triumph of Tim … more →
wrote 5 years ago: Last Sunday morning, all the houses were covered with snow; during the week, there was plenty of sun … more →