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Classical music @orchtweets; Mostly pictures of my feline overlord, Ralph. Find me on Bluesky https://teapaw.org/t.co/hysW72UhmL She / her

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Joined March 2009
The road to @Great_Run GNR starts here. I'm running in aid of a brilliant charity, @Petalscharity, who offer counselling to bereaved parents. justgiving.com/page/victoria…
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In memory of all babies gone too soon. Always loved, never forgotten 💖💙 #BabyLossAwarenessWeek #BLAW #WaveOfLight #BLAW24 #BLAW2024
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Gramophone's Orchestral Award, sponsored by Lark Music, is presented to Andrew Manze and the RLPO for their album of Vaughan Williams’s music on the Onyx label @lark_mi @liverpoolphil #GramoAwards gramophone.co.uk/awards
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Our Choral Award is presented to Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius from the Polish National Youth Choir, @GabrieliCandP and @Paul_McCreesh, with soloists @nickythespence @stephanymezzo and @Foster_Williams on @SignumRecords #GramoAwards gramophone.co.uk/awards
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Running twitter, I have been out of the game for a few years now and have discovered that my beloved Adidas SL20s are no longer made. What is a good/similar alternative and most importantly CHEAP training shoe? @UKRunChat #ukrunchat
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The first shimmer from @Heloise_Werner's second album 'close-ups' is released 🎧 today - Barbara Strozzi's 'Che si può fare', in a GORGEOUS arrangement by @rbirchallmusic Hear Heloïse & friends on @AppleClassical's Women in Music #playlist now 🥲 music.apple.com/gb/playlist/…
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The effects of climate change, expressed through music. Cellist Trey Lee is joined by the @ECOrchestra for this expressive album, telling the story of our seasons: apple.co/SeasonsInterrupted
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PRE-ORDER NOW! '70 - A Life in Music' marks the 70th birthday of Harry Christophers. Featuring the serene 'Libera nos I & II' by John Sheppard which you can listen to now on @Spotify, @AppleClassical or your preferred streaming platform. Pre-order here: orcd.co/sixteen70
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Are there any arts organisations of which King Charles is not the patron? Or any where he is, but the organisation is not "delighted", "thrilled" or similar?
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The king is 4. Happy birthday to my buddy, Ralph 😻
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Out today from pianist Donald Berman — Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 “Concord, Mass., 1840–1860” • The St. Gaudens (“Black March”). Listen here: orcd.co/av2678
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The day has finally arrived & our Dream of Gerontius CD is out TODAY! 👉Go and stream, download or buy your own copy: orcd.co/elgarthedreamofgeron… ENJOY! 📸Frances Marshall
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Brilliant British bass @brinsherratt brings his smooth and steady vocals to this haunting new album, with @juliusdrake. ▶️ apple.co/FearNoMore
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While it seems everyone else was at the BBC Music Mag awards last night, I enjoyed my @nordoffrobbins classical quiz raffle prize at @londonsymphony. The Romanza from Vaughan Williams’ Fifth sounding particularly stunning under Pappano
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And the winner of the 2024 BBC Music Magazine Premier Award is Resonus Classics’s recording of works for piano and orchestra by Lutyens, Maconchy and Errollyn Wallen, featuring pianists Martin Jones and Rebeca Omordia with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by John Andrews!
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And the winner of the 2024 BBC Music Magazine Chamber Award is the Calidore Quartet, for their recording of Beethoven Late String Quartets on Signum Classics.
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It's just amazing to load up @amazonmusic this fine spring morning and find Jordan Bak as 'Fresh Classical' #playlist cover star🎻🙌 'Cantabile: Anthems for Viola' - the 7th release of our 💯 @YCATrust partnership series is released later this month👀 🎧music.amazon.co.uk/playlists…
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A critic once praised Ethel Smyth saying she composed "like a man". Trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth (@tinetrumpet) is making a point about equality with her brilliant new album, She Composes Like a Man, packed with music written by women: apple.co/TTH
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