By Gareth Davies | March 5, 2012 at 5:34 pm | 2 comments
I remember walking down the Nanjing Road in Shanghai a couple of years ago and being offered goods aplenty. This week however it seems worse than ever. As I get further down the road, I can always see people suddenly step out from beside the shops and walk alongside me asking me...
Posted in: LSO On Tour, South Korea & China February & March 2012
By Gareth Davies | July 1, 2011 at 4:18 pm | One comment
The eagle eyed readers will have noticed that whilst a large proportion of the LSO is in Aix, almost all of those left behind performed...
Posted in: LSO On Tour
By Gareth Davies | November 3, 2010 at 10:52 pm | 9 comments
?The relentless schedule which we undertake in this orchestra is tough. It forces you into a way of life which simply sounds ridiculous when you try and explain it to anyone outside of the orchestral world. The hours are long, hard and antisocial, families often take second...
Posted in: Cologne November 2010, LSO On Tour