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  Playing with Imogen Heap

  02.08.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  So, yesterday I got a bizarre series of DMs and emails from Ms Imogen Heap.
  It turns out that she had no cellist lined up for the first night of her UK tour, and could I jump on a train and go and play?
  Um…
  Yes. What else was I going to do? Watch Scotland lose at rugby? [...]

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  Programming

  01.08.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’m currently programming 10 concerts for this coming year - some of these will be done more than once, but I have 10 concert programmes this season. (When I say it out loud, that seems like an awful lot…)
  For those of you that don’t know what this means, it’s basically choosing pieces of repertoire that [...]

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  8-bit.

  12.28.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  8-bit. It’s amazing, and everyone knows it.

  So, why not do a live 8-bit cello concert in London in early 2010?
  Good question.
  Fine. I will. I’ll do it.
  Details soon…

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  That’s so 2009.

  12.26.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  You heard it here first: 2009 is so…2009. It’s all about 2010, and there’s a lot of really exciting stuff coming up that I’m looking forward to telling you about!
  However, I just thought I’d round up 2009 as it draws to a close. It’s been a crazy year: I’ve made 52 trips in 49 weeks [...]

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  Filming Today, Airing Tomorrow… Concerts and Meetings.

  12.14.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  It’s a busy week: this afternoon, I’m filming with Howard Goodall and the Enchanted Voices for BBC Breakfast (being shown tomorrow morning from 6am) where we’re playing The Nation’s Favorite Carol. They are keeping the winning carol a tightly held secret, so much so that we’ve been sent the final few scores and will be [...]

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  Travels and things.

  10.31.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’m sitting in Bauhaus Coffee, Seattle, drinking what can only be described as a monster cappuccino - even by my standards, it’s seriously strong!
  I arrived here on Thursday evening, and have had a really good few days: last night, I was at the Seattle Opera, half hoping to run into Drs Frasier and Nials Crane, [...]

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  Where it all happens, but why?

  09.13.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Contemporary music should be relevant and authentic in our society. If it isn’t, what is it?

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  Leaving Santa Monica

  09.03.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Tonight was the stunning performance of Jenny Olivia Johnson’s work, “Leaving Santa Monica” at the stunning Musikgebouw, Amsterdam [below]

  The acoustics were incredible and her piece, nominated for the Gaudeamus Prize, was astonishing and was received suitable by a huge audience.
  It was a real pleasure to be there!