linda merrick

Principal at the RNCM, clarinet soloist and recording artist. All views are my own.

[Stephen Hough @houghhough]

Trickery? 😀❤️❤️❤️

[tea ecosystem @teaecos]

.⁦@MancCamerata⁩ brings its epic Mozart 'Made In Manchester' Piano Concert Series to its conclusion tonight ⁦@StollerHall⁩ https://t.co/mv1c6prdpN

[BBC Singers @BBCSingers]

Ahead of our Centenary Concert, we thought we’d introduce the people behind the voices 👋

“We trust each other and that's really freeing” 🤝

First up, our sopranos! 🎶

They usually sing the highest part, unless they're practising their overtones... 🌟

[Stephen Hough @houghhough]

VINYL ... I remember. The smell of the packaging, the touch (the wobble, pressed against both palms), the angling, nudging onto the turntable, the meticulous, gentle descent of the stylus arm as it was laid to rest on the outermost groove. Then, to stand back – a few silent revolutions of the black sphere; and finally… Music!

CDs were always somehow aloof. A kind of perfection which humans strive for but end up rising above. "I don't want to kiss someone tasting of toothpaste", said Adele Marcus, my all-too-human piano teacher at Juilliard. The CD somehow has always just returned from the dentist – squeaky clean, but unsmiling.

And now, nearly 40 years later, an old friend has returned. I'm not sure that our relationship will be the same as it was in those years when this was the only friend in town. But I'm very happy to see him again. Can you still spin as you did? Shall we dance? A Waltz perhaps ... @hyperionrecords @UMG

[Universities UK @UniversitiesUK]

Universities 'deliver fantastic education, research, innovation, knowledge and skills, all the things our country needs to thrive'🌟

Prof. Malcolm Press tells us why sustainable funding for universities is so important to driving growth in the UK 👇

@ManMetUni

[Carers Manchester @CarersMcr]

Our free concerts for carers are back! Thanks again to @the_halle for this generous partnership.

For more information visit https://t.co/cgI9IcuJak

[BBC Singers @BBCSingers]

We’re celebrating our 100th birthday with friends @annalapwood, @EricWhitacre, @Abel_Cellist, @BBCSO & more at @BarbicanCentre 🎉

Including music from Hans Zimmer + world premieres from @IainFarrington & @RGCWbaritone 🤩

Join the party on 2 Oct! 🥳

🎟️ https://t.co/SSL48otAYp

[The Hallé @the_halle]

⏰1 week until our new season begins!⏰

We hope to see you at our opening concert with our new Principal Conductor, Kahchun Wong!

PROGRAMME:
🎻Britten The Prince of the Pagodas: Suite (arr. by Colin Matthews and Kahchun Wong)
🎺Mahler Symphony No.1

🎫https://t.co/5zQLwggfR7

[The Hallé @the_halle]

👀 Did you spot Hallé Orchestra Brass Players and the Hallé Youth Choir tonight at the Etihad Stadium playing on pitch before the Champions League match?!

We were thrilled to be asked by our friends at @ManCity to be part of this legendary match – thanks for having us! 🤩

[Sheppard Skaerved @Sheppardskaerve]

The Bach journey continues: off to Cornwall for the last of this year's cycle at wonderful @Tremenheere - Bach, Vilsmayr, Klagenfurt Manuscript, and works written for me by Michael Hersch & Robert Saxton. https://t.co/k2FuUYZXK4

[Alexandra Dariescu @alexdariescu]

🎶 NEW SEASON ANNOUNCED 🎶

Starting with Seattle Symphony next week, straight onto an Australian tour with Melbourne Symphony, West Australian Symphony + recitals & masterclasses in Sydney & Canberra. Then debuts with Royal Stockholm & Danish Philharmonic Orchestras! In the UK..

[Stephen Hough @houghhough]

All things Goethe, including a small work by Liszt. Looking forward to tomorrow @wigmore_hall

[Sheppard Skaerved @Sheppardskaerve]

About to release more of our work in Genova: do watch this interview about making violins W/ the wonderful Alberto Giordano, filmed by Immo Horn & @mskaerved in Alberto's inspiring studio in the heart of the old city. @TheStradMag More to come!!! https://t.co/hNjaGpTe2m

[Universities UK @UniversitiesUK]

From vaccines to fibre broadband, university research benefits our lives in many ways🌟

It also brings huge economic benefits to communities all over the UK📈

See the economic impact of university research where you live👇

https://t.co/MQBr7faMbr

[Manchester Wire @mcrwire]

A NEW ERA: In his first concert as Principal Conductor, Kahchun Wong leads @the_halle in a breathtaking programme featuring Mahler’s soaring First Symphony, and a stunning suite of pieces from Benjamin Britten’s The Prince of the Pagodas...

https://t.co/RfQUmeAhXS

[Sheppard Skaerved @Sheppardskaerve]

The 'Klagenfurt Manuscript (1685) is so precious- when I recorded it,this wonderful Stradivari which led me through it - (BUY IT https://t.co/q9x5xp0yCT so wonderful to return to the violin with a few treasured pages from the collection @rncmlive https://t.co/8pj0b8Cqdo

[Alexandra Dariescu @alexdariescu]

Day 2 at the @leedspiano with national treasure @PetrocTrelawny 🌟 What a marvellous time we’re having! Let us know where you’re tuning in from @medicitv @YouTube @amadeus_tv #leedspiano24

[Grace-Evangeline Mason @G_E_Mason]

This Saturday!🪐 'ABLAZE THE MOON' will be performed by @BBCPhilharmonic under John Storgårds as part of the opening concert for their 2024/25 season at the The Bridgewater Hall 💫

https://t.co/QCgFROsmy4

[National Opera Studio @natoperastudio]

Today we welcomed our 2024/25 Young Artists to the National Opera Studio!

Keep an eye on our social media for updates on their journey with us throughout the year 🎶