JDCMB
Jessica Duchen's Classical Music Blog. Music and writing in London, UK.
Friday, March 30, 2018
All for love: a new orchestra sets out
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The UK's newest orchestra is off on its inaugural tour on 13 April. The Pro Youth Philharmonia is the brainchild of flautist and co...
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Children of the Stars
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"There is no boundary of difference... different skin, different religion, or different culture - we are all children of the stars.&q...
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
And a nice long draught from the Glyndebourne Opera Cup
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Samantha Hankey, winner of the Glyndebourne Opera Cup, with Dame Janet Baker Photo: Richard Hubert Smith You've heard about the jo...
Monday, March 26, 2018
Many a slip 'twixt opera cup and...er, East Croydon
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On Saturday night I was honoured to be a member of a media panel, six critics convened to select the winner of a special award in the Gly...
Thursday, March 22, 2018
"Hello? LSO here. Can you conduct us today?"
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One conductor's plane delayed in a snowstorm is another's....opportunity. Not that the snow helps. Last Sunday George Jackson was h...
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