Category Archives: .classical

WEEKEND WISH: Davis

Posted on October 15, 2022 by admin

Saturday night in… Davis! City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra… Sheku Kanneh-Mason… stars of the night… fossil surprises at Mondavi Center… Mikuni Me So Happy… Greenbelt… Arboretum… Habitats for Travelers… a happy weekend!

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SEOUL: Socially Distant But Emotionally Close

Posted on March 18, 2020 by admin

Posted in .music, .SEOUL, Ludwig van Beethoven | Tagged SEOUL, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Socially Distant But Emotionally Close | Leave a comment

22. FRANCE 2019: Amboise-Blois-Chantilly

Posted on July 3, 2019 by admin

Last day in Amboise… one last postcard and stroll… by Loire… Max Ernst fountain… Amboise is a place to enjoy slowly… back on the memory lane… to Blois… Au rendez-vous des pêcheurs… changing travel plans… to Claude Debussy Museum… on … Continue reading →

Posted in .Amboise, .Blois, .Chantilly, .Hauts-de-France, .Île-de-France, .Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Claude Debussy | Tagged Amboise, Blois, Chantilly, Claude Debussy Museum, FRANCE 2019, Hauts-de-France, Saint-Germain-en-Laye | Leave a comment

11. NORMANDY: Honfleur

Posted on June 22, 2019 by admin

Late start on Honfleur roofs after the long Fête de la Musique night… yummy surprise downstairs… it’s the Saturday market… so many good looking and tasting cheese… and sausages… olives & marinated garlic… baguette tradition & pain au céréales… fruits … Continue reading →

Posted in .2019.06-07.France, .beach, .Honfleur, .restaurant, Eric Satie | Tagged Au P’tit Mareyeur, Erik Satie, Honfleur, Jardin des Personnalites, La Cour Sainte Catherine, Maisons Satie, Normandy, ON HONFLEUR ROOFS, Plage du Butin | Leave a comment

PALO ALTO: Overture to a Season

Posted on October 27, 2018 by admin

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra‘s Overture to a Season concert in Palo Alto… Michael Gilbertson‘s modern short work inspired by “Ode to Joy”… Overture to a Season… followed by a musical journey through the woods and streams of Beethoven’s sixth symphony… … Continue reading →

Posted in .British_Library, .chamber, .classical, .contemporary, .music, .Palo_Alto, .VIENNA, Ludwig van Beethoven, Michael Gilbertson | Tagged Benjamin Simon, Michael Gilbertson, Overture to a Season, PALO ALTO, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra | Leave a comment

1.LONDON: Chelsea & Kensington

Posted on June 27, 2018 by admin

LGW: 15min customs line, not too bad Oyster cards: update and reload Gatwick Express: short & sweet Walk to Nell Gwynn House: 20 min, nice & sunny We are back to our favorite Chelsea place and we have our room … Continue reading →

Posted in .apartment, .app, .food, .Hyde_Park, .LGW, .LONDON, .Serpentine_Gallery, 2018.06-07.LON-VIE-PMI, Béla Bartók, Sou Fujimoto | Tagged Barrels and The Mastaba 1958–2018, Béla Bartók, Blue Plaques, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, English Heritage, Frida Escobedo, Gatwick Express, Japan House, London, Marlborough School, Nell Gwynn House, Pret A Manger, Serpentine Gallery, Serpentine Pavilion 2018, South Kensington, The London Mastaba | Leave a comment

11. RO: Sinaia to Bucharest

Posted on June 24, 2017 by admin

For several years now it just happens we are in the same place at the same time… Peleș Castle… Concursul de Eleganţă Sinaia! While the auto show is not a surprise anymore it is always enjoyable, and since we visited … Continue reading →

Posted in .2017.06-07.Spain-Ro, .BUCHAREST, .classical, .en, .George_Enescu_Memorial_House, .George_Enescu_National_Museum, .Peleș_Castle, .restaurant, .ro, .Sinaia, .wishlist, George Enescu, hike, Yehudi Menuhin | Tagged Bucharest, Cafe Regal Peleș, Cărturești Carusel, Concursul de Eleganţă Sinaia, Economat, George Enescu, Hanu' Berarilor, La Tunuri, Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Villa “Luminiş”, Yehudi Menuhin, Zexe Centrul Vechi, “George Enescu” Memorial House | Leave a comment