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When I was working on Ghost Variations , one of the most rewarding - and moving - discoveries was the music of Frederick Septimus  Kelly (18...

Jelly d'Arányi: Schumann heroine ...the 80th anniversary of the UK premiere of the Schumann Violin Concerto, given by our own Jelly ...

Viv, Jess and Dave And that's just for starters. Bit busy in these parts. David Le Page, Viv McLean and I are performing Ghost Var...

This is one busy week. MONDAY . It's this: You'll find me and the fabulous musicians David Le Page (violin) and Viv McLean (p...

(...as opposed to creating reality from fiction, which seems to be going on a lot...) Seriously, though, this is going to be a fun eveni...

...On 16 February 1938, Jelly d'Arányi gave the UK premiere of the Schumann Violin Concerto at the Queen's Hall, London. That eve...

The e-book of Ghost Variations has been published. It's a very weird feeling, since the book has been part of my life for some fi...

Very grateful to the excellent Andrew Morris at The Devil's Trill blog for doing this e-interview with me about the umms and ahhs of tur...

Ghost Variations is nearly here. Just three more days, I believe....and next week my performance partners David Le Page and Viv McLean - a...

I've received a rather splendid endorsement for Ghost Variations . It's going on the cover. "Schumann's wonderful violin...

My friend and colleague Philippe Graffin, the fabulous French violinist, has just released his new recording of the Schumann Violin Conc...

Today is the birthday of the great violinist Jelly d'Arányi, who was born in Budapest on 30 May 1893. She is of course the heroine of ...

My newest post at the Unbound Shed for Ghost Variations is about another violinist deeply involved in the story of the Schumann Violin C...

Viv McLean, JD, David Le Page and the HCC's director Eszter Pataki David Le Page, Viv McLean and I gave the first-ever performance ...

Here it is: how Ghost Variations came to be. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/how-a-lost-robert-schumann-mast...

I do wonder whence all these amazing recordings on Youtube are popping up. They don't grow on trees and many were never released on LP, ...

It's a busy little patch, this, so here's what's coming up. • On Saturday afternoon, 20 Feb, V iv and I are performing ALICIA&...

This is one busy week. If you missed me and Marin Alsop on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour yesterday, you can listen to it online, here  http...

A few weeks ago I went to listen to Marin Alsop giving masterclasses for young women conductors and had a terrific interview with her. She i...

I have a busy week ahead! Please come and join in if you can make it to any of these. One, of course, only involves your kitchen radio. TU...