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His or Her Song?
Mikhail Lermontov was perhaps the most esteemed Russian Romantic poet of the Golden Age after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837. ...
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Feb 26, 20206 min read


A Saint Petersburg Debut!
An afternoon personal guided-excursion of the city to calm the nerves and help settle the mind from yesterday's day of masterclasses; a...
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Feb 25, 20202 min read


British-Russian Crossroads: Exchanges of Words & Music
No cultural exchange is complete without a good get-together for some direct and honest conversations. This is why when planning for...
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Feb 23, 20207 min read


Conversations in Words & Song with the Masters
As the morning arrived on the opening day of the Saint Petersburg part of the project, Alexandria, Emelia, Ugne, Jonathan and Liam had...
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Feb 22, 20204 min read


This is London calling!
Standing underneath the sign ‘International Arrivals’ at Saint Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport I found it hard to work out what I was...
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Feb 21, 20202 min read


There, that's better...
Have you ever thought you were being ‘helpful’ only to find that your meddling was… unhelpful? This blog post is a bit of a...
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Feb 21, 20205 min read


To Hit, or not to hit…
Words are pretty important. The English adage – ‘the pen is mightier than the sword’ – sums up their power in much the same way as...
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Feb 19, 20202 min read


A Russian debut, Chez Scriabin!
Today marked my Moscow debut. A long time ago I made a promise to myself that I would treat every concert appearance with the same degree...
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Feb 12, 20203 min read


To Russia, with Song!
In just a few days I'll be travelling to Russia to perform as a soloist, with some wonderful colleagues... and with reinforcements! Back...
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Feb 9, 20204 min read
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