David Ward

Tomorrow in Sarajevo with the Zagreb Soloists for the 32nd SVEM festival

Dear @BBC Please can you put on iPlayer, from your archive, the TV film which Graham Johnson and dear Felicity Lott made at Poulenc’s home at Noizay. It would be a fitting tribute to one of our greatest singers & one of the greatest interpreters of Poulenc. @PetrocTrelawny

So very sad at the passing of Dame Felicity Lott - not only a great artist (beloved by Carlos Kleiber, among countless others), but also an adorable, fun-loving, deeply kind-hearted, utterly (sometimes ridiculously!) modest, gloriously warm human being. She will be SO much missed

One of the greatest evenings I’ve spent at the opera was some 36 or so years ago at @ROH_London, where we heard Die Meistersinger von Nürenberg. Singing Eva that night was Felicity Lott, and her singing that night will stay with me for ever. Thank you, and RIP.

Chère Felicity, Je suis si ému en pensant à “ la femme a la poooooomme” qui m’ a offert ce pilulier à la première de notre belle, très belle, trop belle Hélène au Châtelet en l’an 2000. Quel chemin prodigieux vous avez fait, le personnage et toi, au cours des répétitions !

“Rabbit’s clever,” said Pooh thoughtfully. “Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit’s clever.” “And he has Brain.” “Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit has Brain.” There was a long silence. “I suppose,” said Pooh, “that that’s why he never understands anything.” ~A.A.Milne

There are no words Thank you dearest, most special Flott

Addio, Dame Felicity Lott 🌹 Che grande dispiacere... Grazie per la Sua Musica e la Sua presenza gioiosa.

A service bus by Loch Maree in May 1966 [photo: John Sinclair]

@HighlandHistory I remember it well.

@arthistorynews @s8mb …‘life’ not ‘live’. I choose to blame my erratic typing on old age.

@arthistorynews @s8mb I'm not sure what ‘economically active’ means. Through my live I've been mentally & physically active, sometimes for long hours. At 85 I'm still modestly active at what I do. However, I've never been brilliant at making a profit. Have I been ‘economically’ active? Or perhaps not?

Exactly right, and if you allowed these people to sell the rights to these properties, most of them would. It’s a gigantic misallocation of resources, and fixing it is the fastest way to create a lot more housing in central London for economically productive people.

Looking forward to being part of Waterford Chamber Music Festival in Ireland 🇮🇪 this summer, joining pianist and composer Sean Morgan-Rooney for our Irish folk project reimagining Sean-nós songs. 26/7! waterfordchambermusic.com/programme-2026

@arthistorynews @s8mb ‘Productive’ I maybe should have typed, rather than ‘active’.

Did you know? Otherwise known as “deliberate” practice corrects habits and is a much quicker path to excellence. It’s important to focus on short phrases or bars or even one shift, rather than “playing through” pieces or passages we can play! #music #practicing

Winter is back! View upriver to Beinn Alligin, Torridon mountains, Wester Ross.

Review Aberdeenshire's Decision on Grit Bins - Sign the Petition! c.org/7wZy8drRKp via @UKChange

#jokeoftheday trumpet playing in the 21st century! #music #trumpet

The Viennese audience greets the director…

Please @BBCRadio3 can we dispense with the Classic FM playlist? Please can dispense with all the fillers and advs? Listen to your core listening base and do the right thing by returning to the broadcasting we used to love🎵 finally a piece to savour: Joseph Bologne ViolinConcerto