Oct 12, 2026 | News, Ramblings, Unexpected, Videos
As some of you know, I suffer from arthritis – ironically, given this website, sometimes badly in the wrists and fingers. Nevertheless I shall continue to be stoical. The pianist Byron Janis (1928-2024) “overcame debilitating arthritis”, so...
Jul 11, 2026 | Column Honoree Leonard Slatkin, Unexpected, Videos
Unexpected surprise received last night – delighted to be tipped off – “We’ll rewind the “Soundtracks of Our Lives” series to the first episode, airing tonight at 8 p.m. Central on Classic 107.3. The Golden Age begins in this...
Jan 30, 2026 | Unexpected, Videos
Kenneth Knussen writes… “A documentary from 1965 about the London Symphony Orchestra as it was at that time, largely narrated by my father, Principal Bass, Stuart Knussen. My brother, composer Oliver Knussen (1952 – 2018) managed to track a copy down...
Jan 27, 2026 | Unexpected, Videos, Vinyl
A1Romeo And Juliet (Fantasy Overture)A2Trepak From The Nutcracker Ballet, Op.71A3Waltz From The Sleeping Beauty Ballet, Op.66A4Symphony N.6 In B Minor, Op. 74A5Marche Slave, Op.31B1Piano Concerto N.1 In B Flat Minor, Op.23B2Symphony N.4 In F Minor, Op.36B3Symphony N.5...
Jan 14, 2026 | Unexpected
LPO/ACB herald the latest Column news, in...
