John Andrews
@jkaconductor.bsky.social
Multi-award-winning conductor; usually to be found unearthing lost musical treasures, or serving his feline overlords.
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AVRIL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR IS IN THE CLASSICAL CHARTS 😎😍
And we're in the Charts! The succulent filling in a John Wilson sandwich.... @leahbroad.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
AVRIL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR IS IN THE CLASSICAL CHARTS 😎😍
And we're in the Charts! The succulent filling in a John Wilson sandwich.... @leahbroad.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
And we're in the Charts! The succulent filling in a John Wilson sandwich.... @leahbroad.bsky.social
One of the second-born’s loveliest habits is quickly painting a reproduction cover of particularly-enjoyed books. @laurasrobinson.bsky.social you’re in excellent company.
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
One of the second-born’s loveliest habits is quickly painting a reproduction cover of particularly-enjoyed books. @laurasrobinson.bsky.social you’re in excellent company.
The test is: how would you feel about this analysis from a French/German/Chinese historian…?
As usual @davidolusoga.bsky.social (as @sathnam.bsky.social before) gets attacked while @willdalrymple.bsky.social’s eviscerating attacks on the British Empire are genially passed over. What could possibly be different about these historians?
1/5 It was entirely predictable that The Telegraph would jump on @DavidOlusoga’s Empire series to fight its right wing culture war for control of our public history. Let’s see what they’ve done:
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The test is: how would you feel about this analysis from a French/German/Chinese historian…?
As usual @davidolusoga.bsky.social (as @sathnam.bsky.social before) gets attacked while @willdalrymple.bsky.social’s eviscerating attacks on the British Empire are genially passed over. What could possibly be different about these historians?
1/5 It was entirely predictable that The Telegraph would jump on @DavidOlusoga’s Empire series to fight its right wing culture war for control of our public history. Let’s see what they’ve done:
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
As usual @davidolusoga.bsky.social (as @sathnam.bsky.social before) gets attacked while @willdalrymple.bsky.social’s eviscerating attacks on the British Empire are genially passed over. What could possibly be different about these historians?
Pushed the parental wheelchair from St Panc to KX only to discover *two* broken trains had brought everything to a halt. So… back to St Pancras to set them on a circuitous route home. Furious with the infrastructure but the Customer Service and Access staff couldn’t have been more brilliant.
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Pushed the parental wheelchair from St Panc to KX only to discover *two* broken trains had brought everything to a halt. So… back to St Pancras to set them on a circuitous route home. Furious with the infrastructure but the Customer Service and Access staff couldn’t have been more brilliant.
Spot the real cat.
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Spot the real cat.
Awful news.
NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the state National Guard shot today in DC have died.
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Awful news.
If you’d told me twenty years ago that I’d be reposting the Pope….
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
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November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If you’d told me twenty years ago that I’d be reposting the Pope….
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My favourite picture of the evening…
November 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
My favourite picture of the evening…
Salieri’s Falstaff - rehearsals underway for two performances this weekend (to dispel those nasty Amadeus-based prejudices…).
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Salieri’s Falstaff - rehearsals underway for two performances this weekend (to dispel those nasty Amadeus-based prejudices…).
My favourite picture of the evening…
November 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
My favourite picture of the evening…
Also a reminder that when you buy a book you do so (according to British copyright law at least) on the condition that you don’t lend it to anyone. Possibly one of the most disregarded laws in existence…
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Also a reminder that when you buy a book you do so (according to British copyright law at least) on the condition that you don’t lend it to anyone. Possibly one of the most disregarded laws in existence…
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What an incredible week it has been for Avril Coleridge-Taylor. Thank you so much to everyone who has bought, streamed, or downloaded the album, & who came to launch it with us. If you would like info about programming her music, please do contact me!!
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
What an incredible week it has been for Avril Coleridge-Taylor. Thank you so much to everyone who has bought, streamed, or downloaded the album, & who came to launch it with us. If you would like info about programming her music, please do contact me!!
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From the archive - 8 years ago today, apparently...
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
From the archive - 8 years ago today, apparently...
And FWIW professional PR advice to me recently has been that personal mailing lists are now more effective than the social media platforms. (Obvs people can just enjoy the social aspect; but as an indicator of reach and use this is quite striking).
Nothing illustrates this more clearly than the fact that in until a few years ago a Social Media strategy was considered absolutely central to most arts PR and marketing; but increasingly theatres/orchestras/opera houses seem to be just going through the motions if that…
I woud say 80% of the people I used to chat to on social media have either left, or post minimally. "Zero posting" is here. But people are "posting" somewhere else ... www.thetimes.com/magazines/th...
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
And FWIW professional PR advice to me recently has been that personal mailing lists are now more effective than the social media platforms. (Obvs people can just enjoy the social aspect; but as an indicator of reach and use this is quite striking).
Side by side in my feed today
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Side by side in my feed today
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
Nothing illustrates this more clearly than the fact that in until a few years ago a Social Media strategy was considered absolutely central to most arts PR and marketing; but increasingly theatres/orchestras/opera houses seem to be just going through the motions if that…
I woud say 80% of the people I used to chat to on social media have either left, or post minimally. "Zero posting" is here. But people are "posting" somewhere else ... www.thetimes.com/magazines/th...
Social media is dead — none of my friends are posting any more
‘Everyone is scared that something they share might attract the attention of social media’s angry hordes, always ready to accuse on X, Facebook and Instagram’
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Nothing illustrates this more clearly than the fact that in until a few years ago a Social Media strategy was considered absolutely central to most arts PR and marketing; but increasingly theatres/orchestras/opera houses seem to be just going through the motions if that…
From the archive - 8 years ago today, apparently...
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
From the archive - 8 years ago today, apparently...
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Finally, after the persistent problems with logistics that have beset my book since publication, I understand that copies are now in the country. The kind people at Blackwell's have been monitoring the situation for me. May I recommend you buy from them? blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/produ…
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Finally, after the persistent problems with logistics that have beset my book since publication, I understand that copies are now in the country. The kind people at Blackwell's have been monitoring the situation for me. May I recommend you buy from them? blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/produ…
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"The duty of the words is to say just as much as the music has left unsaid and no more" - Ralph Vaughan Williams, from an article in The Vocalist magazine, 1902.
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"The duty of the words is to say just as much as the music has left unsaid and no more" - Ralph Vaughan Williams, from an article in The Vocalist magazine, 1902.
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We’re hiring: Digital Media Editor and Coordinator 🎥✍️
This new role will play a key part in the orchestra’s digital-first strategy, supporting the creation, editing, and distribution of engaging content.
🕘 Closing date: Sun 7 Dec 2025
👉 Find out more and apply: philharmonia.co.uk/vacancies/
This new role will play a key part in the orchestra’s digital-first strategy, supporting the creation, editing, and distribution of engaging content.
🕘 Closing date: Sun 7 Dec 2025
👉 Find out more and apply: philharmonia.co.uk/vacancies/
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
We’re hiring: Digital Media Editor and Coordinator 🎥✍️
This new role will play a key part in the orchestra’s digital-first strategy, supporting the creation, editing, and distribution of engaging content.
🕘 Closing date: Sun 7 Dec 2025
👉 Find out more and apply: philharmonia.co.uk/vacancies/
This new role will play a key part in the orchestra’s digital-first strategy, supporting the creation, editing, and distribution of engaging content.
🕘 Closing date: Sun 7 Dec 2025
👉 Find out more and apply: philharmonia.co.uk/vacancies/
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Our #Christmas gift to @jkaconductor.bsky.social this year will be an even greater gift to our audiences in 2026! Watch this space for updates and exciting news for 2026! #AChristmasMiracle #NewMusic
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Our #Christmas gift to @jkaconductor.bsky.social this year will be an even greater gift to our audiences in 2026! Watch this space for updates and exciting news for 2026! #AChristmasMiracle #NewMusic
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM