Dear Amigos, Thank you to those who kindly e-mailed me to say how much they had enjoyed the recent concerts given by Katya Apekisheva. I forwarded them on her in the sure knowledge that she would enjoy reading those sweet morsels of praise as much as I had. Have no...
Dear Amigos, The two concerts from the pianist Joana Gama were a wonderful way to see out the old year and welcome in the new. We were delighted with her and if the attendance on the 4th of January was anything to go by, so was everyone else. She prepared her...
Dear Amigos, I must thank all the friends who responded to my call my arms in the last Newsletter and went to hear Antonio Cebola at Vale de Lobo. After his Masterclasses with Paul Crossley in London, his playing was more assured and his presence on the platform was...
Dear Amigos, I hope everyone enjoyed the last two concerts from Constantin Sandu and Horia Vacarescu. Marie and I certainly did and I suspect, remembering the happy look on the smiling faces as people left after the final encores, most others did too. Although at this...
Dear Amigos, Well what a spectacular way to begin a new season? It was back in June 2005 that Yevgeny Sudbin last came to play at São Louenço. He was twenty five then and we thought he was excellent. But look at him now, a huge international career established, ...