Author: Robert Bridge

There was Beethoven 9; there was some piece by Brahms; but all this threatens to be eclipsed on Thursday night when our very own lovely/tall/noisy* tenor, Andrew Bain will be treading the boards – and possible the tables if things get a little loose – at Leonardo’s Wine Bar to give a whistlestop tour of musical show stoppers: from South…… Read more →

As I mentioned at the end of tonight’s rehearsal I am giving a recital at Putney Library this Thursday at 6.30 to both celebrate the life and music of a former pupil, Alan Rushton, who sadly died last year and, at the same time, to celebrate the arrival of his piano, donated by his widow, to begin a new life…… Read more →

As mentioned at the rehearsal last Tuesday I’m involved in a concert on Sunday at All Saints Putney with the 1885 Singers, under their new MD Chris Langworthy, which is well worth coming to because (a) I’m playing a shedload of notes, because (b) the programme begins with the searingly beautiful “O, Radiant Dawn” by James Macmillan and especially because…… Read more →

Late call for this but if you are free tonight this promises to be an interesting evening of music, poetry and interviews about the church and its rich artistic history. All Saints is celebrating its 150th anniversary and both William Morris and Burne-Jones were involved in its original design with Burne-Jones contributing designs for the windows whilst William Morris created…… Read more →

Dear all If you can snatch an hour or two away from your feverish study of the Creation on either or both of the next two Sunday evenings, there are a couple of concerts in Putney that I would commend to your attention – not least because I have a starring role in both… This coming Sunday, June 11th, I’m…… Read more →

As mentioned in the rehearsal this week I’m giving a short recital on Sunday 19th at 12 noon in All Saints’ Church, Putney Common as part of their Tunes @ Noon series. I’ll be playing some whimsical and futuristic piano pieces by Schumann called Papillons, and a set of 1920’s jazz-age waltzes by Ravel called Valses Nobles et Sentimentales. Clap…… Read more →

Anyone not flying off to the pistes this weekend, and who feels that they can wrench themselves away from important study time on the Creation, might like to pop along to the very beautiful St.Mary’s Church on the river in Battersea for an hour of piano music on Sunday afternoon: Ravel’s timeless Pavane pour une Infante défunte, the two Chopin…… Read more →

For any of you who found Xmas insufficiently intellectually demanding, and to any closet cruciverbalists amongst us (and you will know who you are), here is a puzzle to tease the brain cells. Each year I compile a crossword for my long-suffering family. Clues are hopefully at a similar level to the Times Concise Cryptic but, as a devotee of…… Read more →

Just wanted to let you all know that I’m doing a concert on Monday 27th July. For those of us who have now forgotten what this means it basically involves getting a bunch of musicians together and performing some pieces of music. In my case I’ll be joining cellist Jonathan Stallick and violinist Liz Baldey to play a Haydn Trio.…… Read more →