From horror show to triumph! This is the moment when pianist Maria Joao Pires realises - as the orchestra starts to play - that she has learned the wrong piece for a concert. With no sheet music to fall back on, she has to keep calm and carry on. She is AMAZING. As is conductor Riccardo Chailly, who shows he’s surely the cheerleader we all want in our corner. Belief and bravery in action! Mozart’s Piano Concerto in D minor, my Stop the Clock piece @ClassicFM today…
Had a truly lovely time directing these readings from the six shortlisted novels. The always brilliant @Aj_Vasan here, and gorgeous work from Siân Phillips, Luke Thallon, @KaeAlexander, @HelSchles and @AidanCheng94 to come.