Sharing A Moment

Sunday 14 October 2012

This is Maria Meerovitch & Sergei Nakariakov rehearsing on board ship on the 2012 Music Cruise, from which M & I have just returned. It was fabulous, but hard work. This could be the last of the Music Cruises, at least, for the time being. We've been doing this for ten years and had a great time but all good things come to an end.

We also had Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Behzod Abduraimov, Maxim Vengerov and a host of other brilliant musicians - a worthy swan song for the cruise, if that's what it proves to be.

Dame Kiri

Maxim Vengerov & Lawrence Power

Music Cruise 2012

Previous Music Cruises

Music Cruise: Becks!

Sunday 4 September 2011: Becks!

Behzod (pronounced Bech -zod) Abduraimov, aged 19 - ish, from Uzbekistan, won the 2009 London International Piano Competition. He is jaw-droppingly good and received a standing ovation last night, even though he was feeling seasick.
We've had wonderful performances from Anna Hashimoto, Sergej Krylov and the ECO, with more to come.

Ruth Contractor,  oboist with the English Chamber Orchestra, catches five in during rehearsals near Syracuse, Sicily.

The Music Cruise

Friday 29 October 2010

Every year, M. & I host The Music Cruise, a week at sea with The English Chamber Orchestra and their guests.

Joshua Bell, Ana-Maria Vera & Steven Isserlis rehearse on board for the final recital of the Cruise.
Another year, another week of brilliant music, though some of it passed me by as I'm not a classical music buff, but I feel privileged to be a part of this every year. Roll on the next one.!