Esther King Smith

Violinist & Violin Teacher. Enthusiastic Second Violinist and Campaigner for Second Violin Equality. Mother. Bookworm. Sometime baker.

[Esther King Smith @elksviolin]

@J0NNYKING @Vusillus Oi.

[Esther King Smith @elksviolin]

@HMRCcustomers Both. I really don’t want to put more information than that here which is why I’d like to speak to someone.

[Esther King Smith @elksviolin]

@HMRCcustomers Hi Shafia. It wasn’t a general enquiry - it’s a specific one related to self-assessment payments. Obviously I don’t want to post anything more detailed here! It was whatever department the voice recognition software was trying to put me through.

[ESO Youth @youthESO]

POLL: Which of the following 3 pieces should our Youth Orchestra perform alongside Rachmaninov's 2nd Symphony on our Summer Residential this year?
(Recordings in the thread below) @BMusicSociety @AmbacheTrust @GraceTrumpet @MorfyddOwen100 #WomenComposers

[Esther King Smith @elksviolin]

@fhvln @tmdtapodcast It took me a long time to realise that struggle made me stronger.

[Esther King Smith @elksviolin]

@tmdtapodcast If I’d known what the signs were I might have recognised them in myself & said something sooner. Realistically, everyone will experience some sort of mental health problems at some point, from anxiety through to more serious ones. Being aware of the signs can only be a good thing

[Esther King Smith @elksviolin]

@tmdtapodcast Yes, without question. When I was first dealing with depression, I had no idea what was ‘wrong’ with me. I thought it would pass and tomorrow I would feel better. This went on for 3 months and I had to reach a mini-crisis point before telling anyone (my mum) how I felt.

[Esther King Smith @elksviolin]

@kennethwoods I give you another dog very much proving the same thing!

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@morwennadelmar Yes. Was trying to steer away from that as I already have Tchaikovsky on the programme, but it certainly fits the bill!

[Esther King Smith @elksviolin]

Calling Musical Twitter! Your suggestions please for pieces depicting toys 🧸, ideally for violin and piano but also works that could be arranged. All I can think of so far is Kreisler’s Toy Soldiers March! Not sure Toy Symphony would work.

[Esther King Smith @elksviolin]

@RestIsPolitics @campbellclaret @RoryStewartUK I support other requests for discussion about Arts Council funding, and the place fit culture in our society.

[Esther King Smith @elksviolin]

@annajoubert It feels like musical Twitter has blown up over some professional vs amateur debate, and I have no idea from where it has all emanated!

[Esther King Smith @elksviolin]

Why, why, why ⁦@TfL⁩ does it say a Good Service when Victoria Station is closed to Eastbound District & Circle Line services? If I’d known before getting on the tube train I would have taken a different route and saved myself a lot of time after a really long working day 😢

[Jack Liebeck @jack_liebeck]

This is what I mean when I tell my students to save bow🤓

[Esther King Smith @elksviolin]

@conductorben Coming back from Venice with @easyJet I saw a neuro-diverse passenger become increasingly distressed that the flight wasn’t boarding/departing at the time that he was expecting. I had every sympathy with him, and it was so easily avoidable if we had been kept informed.

[Esther King Smith @elksviolin]

Definitely one for @conductorben

[Esther King Smith @elksviolin]

@_yshani Very profound, Yshani!

[Esther King Smith @elksviolin]

@youthESO @EnglishSymphony @thebramall @BromsSchool They sound fab! Sorry to have missed it 😢