The previous Prom I'd seen this summer was the Death Prom where we Londoners were assured that should we attempt to take a trip to a concert we would either be fried by the merciless rays of our nearest star or asphyxiated by the ferocious heat of our subterranean network.
Read more Resto 28 Coda, Royal Albert Hall
Mules and Stott. 24 hours in the capital's live music scene.
Read more Music in London (yay!)
Indifference versus the cockmonster. Oh, and lots of wine.
Read more Resto 1 Balconies Restaurant, Covent Garden
A brief review of an excellent concert at the Wallace Collection by the City Music Foundation. There's a link to their website, where you can find out about the rest of this week's program.
Read more Music at the Wallace – CMF summer residency
World class Rembrandt and a really intriguing collection of artists' postcards.
Read more Rembrandt at the BM
A short post on Thomas Lis' outstanding performance of #Chopin at Westminster Cathedral Hall. One of the best performances I've seen so far this year. This in contrast to Matt Helders' woeful turn at King Tut's.
Read more Tomasz Lis
Coming to a brief spell of teaching at De Montfort I thought it might be of use to the casual cultured visitor to point out some of the less well-known elements of Leicester that are worthy of consideration.
Read more A short ramble round Leicester
First class service and well-executed food make for a winning combination in the dungeons of the Wigmore.
Read more Review #88 Wigmore Hall, Marylebone
Arguing for a landmark museum of classical music in the City of London.
Read more La Philharmonie and a Musical Museum for London