Imagine this; you're halfway down the last page of Op.59/1 and your 1st violin breaks his/her E string !! aaargh....... what to do. Bit like getting to within an inch of the summit of Everest and being told there's a slightly bigger one just down the road.

Anyway, Daniel was mercifully quick.   Nice Nepalese meal afterwards during which Celia (our youngest) was discussing the Yeti with the waiters.

Got home and watched Match of the Day..... MU 2 Blackb 1  hmmm, nice. (should have been 3)

Not such a bad evening after all. !!!!  p.

just back from Bologna (hence the script colour!!). It's not exactly the Bolognese Red but hey.

Got to stop coming into Gatwick........ nightmare for us North Londoners; especially when Victoria's closed, as it was today. 

No matter how many times I go to Bologna it never fails to take my breath away. It just looked so beautiful late last night in the moonlight..... too much Limoncello I hear you say.... quite possibly !

Nearly there now with the Shostakovich Cycle; only one to go.Always  gets seriously exciting at this stage but particularly in that incredible venue, with that heartwarming audience and those very special promoters; our old friends Bruno and co. at Musica Insieme. March 2nd will be party-time.         Paul

New release

We're happy to announce we'll be releasing our new album "Rhythm and Texture" this summer on the Orchid label with Brodsky Records. The wonderful Ravel Quartet is the main piece on the cd with a collection of short 20th century works finding inspiration in the similar sound-world of Latin-American and Hispanic rhythms and textures. Look out for it in September, or earlier if you're in Australia as we'll be taking some preview copies along for our concerts there in the coming weeks.