Garsington goes to Wormsley

A new home at last for Garsington Opera as from next year, plans and all: http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/2997

After you've Tweeted, Warble

Why do we need yet another naff singing contest, and courtesy of the BBC, when there are so many good ones around? http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/2982

JDCMB Pick of the Proms!

This year's Proms programme looks seriously bloody marvellous, and season-tickets cost less than a single night at the opera... http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/2946

It's back: #operaplot 2010!

Get tweeting, folks! Brilliant operatic prizes and a kind word from Jonas Kaufmann - who could ask for anything more? http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/2934

BBC Music Magazine Awards: The Winners!

I nearly went to the BBC Music Magazine Awards yesterday. Here are the winners! http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/2921

Words for Music: Going Gold

See what happened to Grauniad columnist Tanya Gold when a Royal Academy of Music student decided to set her to music... http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/2919

Saturday Listening & my "Celebrity Playlist"!

Dilettante Music kindly asked me to give them my "celebrity playlist"...I'm not sure they knew what they were letting themselves in for! I resisted the temptation to write an alternative biography of Faure and went down memory lane instead. Today's Standpoint post links to the celebrity playlist on the Dilettante Music site and also offers some Youtube of Mravinsky conducting the Leningrad Philharmonic in music from The Nutcracker. http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/2916

Wagner: The Big Question

The latest on the Wagner saga at Bayreuth...here's my piece for The Big Question in The Independent today. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-big-question-why-is-wagners-legacy-proving-so-bitter-both-to-music-and-to-his-family-1939675.html

Fantasy Proms!

Before the official Proms is launched for the year, Tom Service at The Guardian has written a wonderful Fantasy Proms post, so I thought I'd join in. Here's mine... http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/2913

The Worst Job in Music?

Is this the most nerve-wracking job in music? A few dos and don'ts about PAGE-TURNING, with a little help from Victor Borge! http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/2904

Seiber Space!

A preview of a special celebratory evening at the Hungarian Cultural Centre on Tuesday 6th devoted to the life and music of Matyas Seiber. Have a look, and come and join us! Booking via the HCC: details are included. http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/2903

Farewell Ole Schmidt

The Danish conductor Ole Schmidt has died, aged 81 - link to a colourful obit to suit that colourful life! http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/2902