Anthony Tilke

PhD, author, IB workshop leader, International school librarian (retired), consultant, tweeting re. great cultural experiences, reading & library developments

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@TrasimenoMusic As with all the concerts at @TrasimenoMusic, the piano recital - the three Bs - by @HewittJSB this evening was wonderful. Thanks also to @HewittJSB for visiting our table at the gala dinner in the gardens of the Oratorio di San Francesco dei Nobili, Perugia. @Martin_Randall

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@MannGeorgia @BBCRadio3 Chanson de neige by Cécile Chaminade?

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Exquisite art at Holbein exhibition @RCT at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace + v. interesting lecture about Holbein's life and art prior to working at the Tudor court in England.
https://t.co/PIIAnx3uNA

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Such a finely-judged, poignant and so enjoyable comedy "Frank & Percy" @TheOtherPalace, London.

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Excellent exhibition of 18C Venetian drawings together with 'Reworking Manet' with entries from students aged 16-18 years at the Courtauld Gallery, London. @TheCourtauld
https://t.co/ccp8YTAxPh

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Tremendous performance of Bach's Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (Pt. 2), conducted by Masaaki Suzuki, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. @theoae @southbankcentre

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... and RVW @RVWSociety @NPGLondon

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@NPGLondon struck by statue of Dame Ethel Smyth, self-portrait of Gwen John, Tudor iconography & Lucien Freud's portrait of the Irish writer Lady Caroline Blackwood.

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Given local weather forecasts, seemed appropriate to look at wintry scenes @rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

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Bach & Tchaikovsky featured in the sparkling Viride Kwartet recital @Concertgebouw recital hall. https://t.co/j7XdGHqUB6

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In rain - in winter - in evening = @rijksmuseum still magical!
#Rijksview

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Talented young musicians, the Hera Strijkkwartet, performed Haydn & Shostakovitch at de Thomas, Amsterdam Zuid, as the rarely-seen sun shone into the large space.

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Interesting plaque on the street named after her in Amsterdam of the Dutch composer and musician Catharina van Rennes.

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Wonderful performance - both of Verdi & Verklärte Nacht by Schönberg - @NedPhO_NKO to a full Monday-night audience @Concertgebouw

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Piano recital by Nelson Goerner at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, set different moods & timbres, and considerably lightened a dark, damp Northern European evening.

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Viols & chamber organ in readiness for concert of verse anthems of the English Renaissance, perf. by Amsterdamse Cantorij & The Spirit of Gambo, at the Waalsekerk, Amsterdam.

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Two stimulating events at the Orgelpark, Amsterdam, yesterday - a colloquium with Momoyo Kokubu about performing & recording Bach + concert by Kamerkoor Ars Musica singing works by Caroline Shaw, Mendelssohn, Brahms & Faure. @SWomenOrganists

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Malorie Blackman: British Library exhibition celebrates author’s career https://t.co/b1iJgEEagC via @YouTube

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... and with excellent performances @ConcertgbOrkest of Ralph Vaughan Williams lyric/romantic works, too.

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Led by conductor Andrew Manze, @albancello performs #Elgar’s legendary Cello Concerto with @ConcertgbOrkest at @Concertgebouw and @MuziekgebouwEHV.

More info: https://t.co/WnJYI8GJ0E

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Booker Prize 2023: the six shortlisted books reviewed by our experts https://t.co/WFTivTO7Xx via @ConversationUK