“Auch die Stimme ist es wiederDie ich einst so gern gehöret!”“It is that voice once moreWhich I used to love to hear so much!”— Heinrich Heine I smiled when I heard the baritone Benjamin Appl sing this line. How I missed listening to his Liederabend. On the piano was Sholto Kynoch, whom I am becoming …
Month: July 2026
“这次画的只是我的卧室，但色彩在这里起着关键作用——通过简化处理，赋予事物一种更宏大的风格，从而唤起人们对休憩或睡眠的联想。简而言之，凝视这幅画应当能让心灵得到安宁，或者更确切地说，让想象力得到安宁。（……）家具的稳重感，也应传递出一种坚定不移的宁静”
——文森特·梵高 (1888年10月16日)
如果我这次柏林之旅是一幅画，那幅画是梵高的《在亚尔的卧室》，仿佛去赴一场让身心灵好好休息的盛宴。
A Night at Sea is a concert in Bristol Cathedral. A sea-themed concert that contained the world premiere of Bright’s The Lighthouse, Elgar’s Sea Pictures, and Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony. Bristol, the harbour, the seagulls, and a sea concert—all fitting together perfectly. Besides being an audience member, I was also honoured to be a …