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Director, BBC Proms; piano duet player with anyone who will indulge me

Joined February 2013
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So sorry to hear this news. He was a generous colleague and friend
We are saddened to hear of the sudden death of Nicholas Snowman, Glyndebourne's General Director from 1998 - 2000 and, in his early career, assistant to Head of Music Staff Jani Strasser. glyndebourne.com/news/nichol…
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Worthy winners and thoughtful, eloquent, well-judged acceptance speeches. @RoyalPhilSoc shows how to do these things.
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david pickard retweeted
The official #BBCProms Festival Guide for 2023 is now available to pre-order🎶📖 With full concert listings, an at-a-glance calendar, brand-new articles & bespoke illustrations, the Festival Guide is the perfect companion for your summer of music ☀️ 👀 bbc.in/3k0mvYN
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Terrific concert tonight from @LPOrchestra and Ed Gardner with phenomenal playing from @stevenosborne. You can catch it on @BBCSounds
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Hi @ace_national @glyndebourne no longer touring to @NorwichTheatre, @ETOpera cuts threatening their presence at @BrittenPears (?) & then what you did 2 @BrittenSinfonia How r the #NPO decisions feeling for you? Here in the East of England, we're not 100% sure.. #LevellingUp
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So thrilled to hear this news. A hugely talented conductor, and a thoroughly nice guy.
🎼 We're delighted to announce the appointment of Jakub Hrůša as Music Director of the Royal Opera. Jakub will become @TheRoyalOpera's seventh Music Director and his tenure will begin in September 2025. More information: bit.ly/3g5c9V2 #RoyalOperaHouse
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Absolute knockout Glass/Handel Prom. Exquisite music, singing, dancing, visuals and gorgeous videos. I was in tears. What an event. #bbcproms @E_N_O @A_R_Costanzo
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It looks like being an amazing show tomorrow ⁦@Printworks_LDN⁩ Glass/Handel ⁦@bbcproms⁩ ⁦@E_N_O⁩
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Don’t think the mushrooms ⁦@RoyalAlbertHall⁩ have ever looked quite as wonderful as this. ⁦@bbcproms⁩ Dream Prom
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HUGE congratulations to @LPOrchestra @fatboyclayton @jbartonmezzo, @JamesBrianPlatt and particularly Ed Gardner, @hallechoir and @LPChoir for an extraordinary Gerontius tonight. Let us never take @bbcproms @RoyalAlbertHall for granted. #sublime
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Still on a high after this one ⁦@LPOrchestra⁩ ⁦@LPChoir⁩ ⁦@hallechoir⁩ ⁦@jbartonmezzo⁩ ⁦@JamesBrianPlatt⁩ ⁦@fatboyclayton⁩ Ed Gardner.
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Don't miss The Dream Prom, created by 30 trainees from communities across the UK on the BBC’s pioneering Open Music Project. This storytelling spectacle with live music from @BBCCO, conducted by @KwameRyan, is coming to @RoyalAlbertHall on Thu 1 Sep. @bbcproms
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Fabulous recital today by ⁦@cbjmezzo⁩ and ⁦@SimonLepper⁩ Thank you ⁦@BirmCons⁩ for hosting ⁦@bbcproms⁩
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Speeding there on a train right now
It’s Birmingham day tmr ⁦@BBCRadio3⁩ Breakfast live from 0630-0900 (or as it’s a bank holiday listen on delay when you wake ⁦@BBCSounds⁩). Then at one @bbcproms welcome ⁦@cbjmezzo⁩ ⁦@SimonLepper⁩ to ⁦@BirmCons⁩ Maybe see you there …
Delighted to see @RBC @MyBCU's superb Bradshaw Hall is the venue for today's @bbcproms song recital at 13.00. It should sound wonderful!
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