Neil Graham

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[medici.tv @medicitv]

[NEW] In 2023, conductor Joana Mallwitz took the helm of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, becoming the first woman to lead a major orchestra in the German capital.

[Barenreiter @Baerenreiter]

Wishing Barenreiter Ambassador Masaaki Suzuki
@MSuzukiBCJ a very Happy Birthday!

Thank you for your ongoing support for our catalogue

[Valerio Re @ValerioRe12]

È morto il grande direttore Michael Tilson Thomas.
RIP Maestro

[Steven Isserlis @StevenIsserlis]

Sad news of the passing of Michael Tilson Thomas - a major figure in American music, and a huge influence on so many young musicians. He will be missed (as is his husband Joshua). Thank you both for everything.

[Barenreiter @Baerenreiter]

On this day 267 years ago Handel was buried in Westminster Abbey.

More than three thousand attended his funeral and he was given full state honours

[Barenreiter @Baerenreiter]

It's Sir John Eliot Gardiner's 83rd birthday today and he is still working as hard as ever

Some of you might be amused to see the name badge prepared for him at the BBC Proms a few years back. I wonder whether he will ever return to the Proms ...

[Berliner Philharmoniker @BerlinPhil]

🥳🎂 A very happy birthday to John Williams! https://t.co/OuazwTFKaO We’re celebrating 94 years of the legendary composer and conductor with his Olympic Fanfare and Theme, conducted by Williams himself in concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker in 2021. Explore his grand scores, from Star Wars to Jurassic Park, by watching the full performance in the Digital Concert Hall!

[Tim Noakes @ProfTimNoakes]

For many of us it's like the world suddenly changed overnight. Still trying to come to terms with it. 49 years of junk science and industry-driven propaganda suddenly eliminated. Imagine - Dr Robert Atkins and not Ancel Keys, was correct all along. In my experience, three people made a huge difference to my understanding of healthy nutrition: @drericwestman (with Steve Phinney and Jeff Volek) wrote the book that convinced me to adopt a low-carb diet; @garytaubes and then @bigfatsurprise dismantled the fake science behind the 1977 US Department of Agriculture DIetary Guidelines. Thousands of others have contributed hugely but it was those three who changed my life by having the courage to stand up for the truth. @TheNoakesF @NutritionNetwrk.
But it took the courage of @realDonaldTrump and @RobertKennedyJc to take this truth to the world.
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled".

[medici.tv @medicitv]

[BIRTHDAY] Happy birthday to the most famous opera composer in the world, Giacomo Puccini! To celebrate his legacy, let’s dive into one of his greatest masterpieces, La Bohème. Watch the Luciano Pavarotti as Rodolfo, performing "Che gelida manina". https://t.co/djl0LFD9hl

[Steven Isserlis @StevenIsserlis]

Beethoven b otd (probably) 1770! The strength, the purity of his spirit has spoken to, supported, improved life for countless millions, through music of matchless, ever-fresh genius.
Also - Saint-Saens d otd 1921. He wasn't Beethoven, of course - but he was Saint-Saens...!

[Berliner Philharmoniker @BerlinPhil]

🎄🎹 #HolidayHarmonies: join us for a few moments of Bach amidst this busy December week, performed and conducted by Sir András Schiff with the Berliner Philharmoniker in 2010. https://t.co/Soy75KVLyN

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[BIRTHDAY] Happy birthday to the American violin prodigy Hilary Hahn @violincase! Discover her outstanding playing in Bach’s exquisite Violin Concerto in E Major alongside the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, led by Omer Meir Wellber. https://t.co/f9XzBaR7Bk

[Andrew Roberts @aroberts_andrew]

My & Zach Marsh's Policy Exchange paper on the ultra-MAGA attacks on Churchill & where they're really coming from ideologically: https://t.co/Ca3youFVso #Churchill

[Steven Isserlis @StevenIsserlis]

Beloved Gabriel Fauré d otd 101 years ago! A quiet genius who never pushed himself, who aimed for musical simplicity while expressing the most profound thoughts and emotions, creating a unique world full of tenderness, controlled passion and joy. And a truly wonderful man, too.

[Stephen Hough @houghhough]

Hans von Bülow's #Bechstein in Beijing. I was profoundly moved to be able to play a little #Liszt and a tiny bit of #Wagner on this instrument owned by one of the greatest and most influential musicians of the 19th century. He was Liszt's son-in-law (Cosima's first husband) and the one divorced by her to marry Wagner. He not only conducted the first performances of Tristan and Meistersinger (he bore no grudge against the music) but he played the first performance of the #Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto in Boston. Not to mention the first public performance of the LISZT SONATA! A giant.

[Neil Graham @NeilEGraham]

A low-carb diet was a complete game changer in helping me reverse type 2 diabetes. It was far more powerful than exercise, prescription medications (such as metformin), or dietary supplements. It is absolutely critical that the new U.S. Dietary Guidelines include a low-carb option to help all Americans. @HHS @USDA_FNS @HHS_ASH @SecRollins @SecKennedy @calleymeans @bigfatsurprise

[Leonard Slatkin @LeonardSlatkin]

Interesting covers from Capitol Records, No. 26:

[Opera with Opera News @operamagazine]

Happy Magic Flute Day! Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte was premiered in Vienna #OTD in 1791.

[Nicole Conroth 🎹🎶🇧🇪 @ConrothN]

Remembering the legendary Canadian pianist #GlennGould on his birthday (born September 25, 1932 in #Toronto 🇨🇦 🎹🎂).

He's particularly renowned for his masterly interpretations of the keyboard music of #JSBach

[medici.tv @medicitv]

[BIRTHDAY] Happy birthday to Nobuyuki Tsujii! Born in 1988, the musician never ceases to amaze us with his natural gift and formidable technique. Relive his masterful performance of Liszt's La Campanella during the 2022 Biarritz Piano Festival! https://t.co/AM2VWKdlEp