Michael Poll 🎸

Hard evidence that #ENO should continue to receive subsidy solely on the basis of its economic impact and ability to magnify public funds. Here's evidence for the case from the Salzburg Festival: bit.ly/3tuC8bY @stuartmurphy100, @E_N_O

I hate that I actually felt the need to tweet this, but appreciate that this has resonated with people. If you’ve not yet signed the petition to save @E_N_O and keep them in their London home, The Coliseum, please do: change.org/p/reinstate-th…

Looking forward to some #7stringbach @ExchangeTwick in #London on Tuesday evening. @OfficialSting-thanks for the inspiration! @guildhallschool thanks for the training (especially Bob Brightmore!)

COMING UP at @ExchangeTwick Arts Richmond Presidents Series from Nov 2 Shakespeare Schools Festival Nov 3 Michael Poll Nov 8 Big Gig Night Nov 11 artsrichmond.org.uk/whats-on

So pleased to be back in London to play Bach for @ExchangeTwick next Tuesday 8 November exchangetwickenham.co.uk/event/michael-…

𝟯 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁! We couldn't be more excited to welcome @erlendisquartet this Friday, for a dynamic, yet very emotional performance! Don't miss out on the opportunity to catch their UK debut - book now 🎫👇 bit.ly/30cifed

St Leonard’s Church, Hythe, a majestic #JAMvenue filled with memories, serves as a home for #music and #art in #JAMontheMarsh this July. There is no better place to celebrate the beginning of #JAM’s 3rd decade with some of our most #dedicated #partners and #performers.

Stacey Abrams speaks for me. We are not a functioning democracy until it is easier TO vote than it is not to vote.

@StevenIsserlis Maestro how would you think of a piece like La Mer on this axis? Extraordinary work but perhaps doesn’t benefit from interpretative variance?

I THINK it's true to say - but I'm not sure - that the greater the piece of music, the more different from each other interpretations can sound. ( I'm talking here of genuine interpretations, not just imitations of famous performances - a great danger with popular works.)

@RachelWatson1 ...acoustically, the tritone represents a complex ratio, splitting the distance between the perfect 5th (2:3) and perfect forth (4:3). To oversimplify we perceive it as highly dissonant and avoided it for a long time in music. It’s also used for emergency vehicles in Europe

My doctor sister has become fascinated by the fact her crash bleep alarm is a tritone, and wants to read more about the psychological/historical background of how the interval is perceived. I am no help, any suggestions gratefully received (she’s v musically literate)

@RachelWatson1 Hi Rachel I believe the tritone was initially called the devil in music in the renaissance period. Early note-naming systems only went from do (then called ut) to la, so they left out the fa-si (scale degree 4-7) tritone...

Greatly enjoyed this wired article by @kpoulsen which has important policy implications. Many hackers in Eastern Europe are just looking for a job, @SecBlinken. Perhaps kill two birds when one stone and give them one?

“musicians' brains were vastly more structurally and functionally connected than non-musicians, especially in areas of the brain responsible for speech and sound”. The eloquent and compelling case for Bach for All.

Grateful for @cyndilauper’s insight via @spotifyartists — ‘the path of an artist is not easy but it is blessed. Our job as artists is to keep the creative channel open.’ Amen.

Some thoughts - "Banking On 2040" - for @WCofIB - zyen.com/media/document…

In an article in @Londonist today, myself and @justinesimons1 talk about the challenges facing London's cultural sector and our hopes for the future. Covid has highlighted just how important culture is to our economy and our lives: bit.ly/3p1MITB

Looking forward to hearing @guildhallschool alumni @j_ferrucci and Samuel Staples play tonight for @lancasterarts ! youtu.be/WDs2gHpB7EM

We’re looking forward to welcoming @tangramsound to the Great Hall on 26th Nov - their performance of @raymondyiu's 'Corner of a Foreign Field’, a tender elegy for Chinese nationals in WW1, was recently shortlisted for @RoyalPhilSoc RPS Award #RPSAwards bit.ly/3kECvLe

enjoying the @grazykoala livestream on #facebook facebook.com/watch/?v=28155…

Stand by... some blissful music coming your way with me on @ClassicFM 7-9pm! I’ve Elgar, Faure & Rachmaninov, plus my Young Classical Star the brilliant guitarist @Michael_Poll_ ✨🎶 @hasanhejazi T-shirt raising money for @BreastCancerNow #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth 💕