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Simon Leeson

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Pianist and teacher. Lots of opera, not necessarily Wagner.

Joined October 2012
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Music is not considered to be a "core" subject. It was core to the last hour though.
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The Lives of Others as effective on the stage as it is on the screen. Luke Thompson plays the piano beautifully in one particularly moving scene.
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My last work for the week was accompanying someone who was also at the City Ground on Saturday.
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Once again I have taught a piece in D minor without mentioning that it is the saddest of all keys.
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My digital ticket for tonight's Iphigénie en Tauride has a Garibaldi red background. I hope this is a good omen for my trip to Nottingham tomorrow.
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The gods were indeed happy! Fantastic evenings at ENO and Forest.
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There was a real Halloween feeling in my way home last night.
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Today's matinee is earlier than usual. Still not in le matin though.
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I thought it was Storm Bülow but I've now seen how it's written.
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4.48 Psychosis as powerful today as I remember it from 10 years ago.
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Autumn drizzle giving a Monet effect to the Houses of Parliament.
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After Parsifal yesterday, more transformation music.
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When Wagner is good it is over all too soon. Parsifal just flew by this evening.
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A beautiful day to be seeking the Holy Grail.
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The first opera I ever saw, and still my favourite.
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Autumnal Oval.
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Watching A Very Peculiar Practice again after many years, now my favourite is not Dr Rose Marie but Jock and his talk of the pissant swamp.
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Finished work in time for some cricket. My arrival is not helping Surrey.
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Oh well, at least I'm on the way home before rush hour.
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Yuja Wang just a week after Martha Argerich!
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Finally home from Last Night of the Proms, and at last I get to sit down.
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