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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We’re hiring!🎻
The LSO is looking for a talented tutti cellist to join our cello section.
📅 Application deadline: Sunday 11 January 2026
🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/52461
The LSO is looking for a talented tutti cellist to join our cello section.
📅 Application deadline: Sunday 11 January 2026
🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/52461
December 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
We’re hiring!🎻
The LSO is looking for a talented tutti cellist to join our cello section.
📅 Application deadline: Sunday 11 January 2026
🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/52461
The LSO is looking for a talented tutti cellist to join our cello section.
📅 Application deadline: Sunday 11 January 2026
🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/52461
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unless you're a fucking druid you cannot talk about "foreign religions"
December 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
unless you're a fucking druid you cannot talk about "foreign religions"
Well I’ve at least now had a pleasant trip down a ‘Jingle Bells’ shaped academic rabbit hole (and don’t worry, it’s safe for now!).
This is one of the maddest things I've ever read.
Truly at odds with all reality.
Truly at odds with all reality.
December 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Well I’ve at least now had a pleasant trip down a ‘Jingle Bells’ shaped academic rabbit hole (and don’t worry, it’s safe for now!).
The original and best.
Straight No Chaser - The 12 Days of Christmas (original from 1998)
YouTube video by Randy of Straight No Chaser
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The original and best.
Also an opportunity to repeat my favourite (clang) conversation with Charles Mackerras who reinstated the 3rd Hammerschlag in his 80s on the grounds that nobody was going to assume anything supernatural if he keeled over after a performance at his age....
My new favourite video of all time.
December 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Also an opportunity to repeat my favourite (clang) conversation with Charles Mackerras who reinstated the 3rd Hammerschlag in his 80s on the grounds that nobody was going to assume anything supernatural if he keeled over after a performance at his age....
My new favourite video of all time.
December 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
My new favourite video of all time.
“The conductor John Andrews seems to have an unerring touch when approaching music which is little known, having been little performed. Samantha Ege is a most persuasive soloist, and she makes light of the formidable technical difficulties. All those involved are to be congratulated” 😍🎁
AVERIL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Piano Concerto | Orchestral Works - British Music Society
Avril Coleridge-Taylor has been overshadowed by her father Samuel, but also by her heritage as the daughter of someone regarded as being of mixed descent...
www.britishmusicsociety.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“The conductor John Andrews seems to have an unerring touch when approaching music which is little known, having been little performed. Samantha Ege is a most persuasive soloist, and she makes light of the formidable technical difficulties. All those involved are to be congratulated” 😍🎁
A real honour to appear *twice* on this list!
“The most satisfying thing about this album, however, is Williams’ magisterial approach to her writing for orchestra, followed very closely by John Andrews’s and the BBC Philharmonic’s devotion to what she’s written.”
“The most satisfying thing about this album, however, is Williams’ magisterial approach to her writing for orchestra, followed very closely by John Andrews’s and the BBC Philharmonic’s devotion to what she’s written.”
Another end of year review has been released, focusing on a selection of four albums recorded by BBC Philharmonic Orchestra! Our intrepid blogger Kathleen McGowan offers rich insights on these releases here: wophil.org/wpa-2025-in-...
#womencomposers #britishwomencomposers #allmusicmatters
#womencomposers #britishwomencomposers #allmusicmatters
December 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A real honour to appear *twice* on this list!
“The most satisfying thing about this album, however, is Williams’ magisterial approach to her writing for orchestra, followed very closely by John Andrews’s and the BBC Philharmonic’s devotion to what she’s written.”
“The most satisfying thing about this album, however, is Williams’ magisterial approach to her writing for orchestra, followed very closely by John Andrews’s and the BBC Philharmonic’s devotion to what she’s written.”
Delighted to see our Resonus Classics disc with @errollynwallen.bsky.social and the BBC Concert Orchestra featured here!
“The pieces on this album draw from Wallen’s 30-years-and-counting career, and the present a wholly joyful and high-spirited portrait of the composer”
“The pieces on this album draw from Wallen’s 30-years-and-counting career, and the present a wholly joyful and high-spirited portrait of the composer”
🎼 Our year-end review of albums continues with some exciting contemporary composers -- Gabriela Ortiz, Tania León, Asuka Kakitani, and Errollyn Wallen. We include links to streaming sites and more here:
wophil.org/wpa-2025-in-... #GabrielaOrtiz #TaniaLeón #ErrollynWallen #AsukaKakitani
wophil.org/wpa-2025-in-... #GabrielaOrtiz #TaniaLeón #ErrollynWallen #AsukaKakitani
December 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Delighted to see our Resonus Classics disc with @errollynwallen.bsky.social and the BBC Concert Orchestra featured here!
“The pieces on this album draw from Wallen’s 30-years-and-counting career, and the present a wholly joyful and high-spirited portrait of the composer”
“The pieces on this album draw from Wallen’s 30-years-and-counting career, and the present a wholly joyful and high-spirited portrait of the composer”
Longest queue in the Arndale Centre today turns out to be at Waterstones so there must be something right about the world.
December 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Longest queue in the Arndale Centre today turns out to be at Waterstones so there must be something right about the world.
Ok that’s interesting. Contrary to the prevailing media narratives so let’s see how widely it’s picked up…
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 25% (-3)
LAB: 20% (+2)
CON: 19% (+2)
LDM: 15% (+1)
GRN: 15% (-2)
SNP: 3% (-1)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 21-22 Dec.
Changes w/ 14-15 Dec.
RFM: 25% (-3)
LAB: 20% (+2)
CON: 19% (+2)
LDM: 15% (+1)
GRN: 15% (-2)
SNP: 3% (-1)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 21-22 Dec.
Changes w/ 14-15 Dec.
December 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Ok that’s interesting. Contrary to the prevailing media narratives so let’s see how widely it’s picked up…
In keeping with family tradition, the divine messenger atop the tree.
December 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In keeping with family tradition, the divine messenger atop the tree.
And from a huge array of available evidence, deciding which actually matter, which were causal and not just coincidental, and which illuminate rather than distract. By all means hand over to AI but then you’ve resigned your entire purpose and judgemental skill…
A big part of being a historian is being a detective! Who did this? Why? Where? Why does it matter in the grand scheme of things? You have to learn how to probe, how to uncover, how to read against the grain, how to find unusual sources, how to interpret those sources. How to piece together a puzzle
It also robs students of learning *how* to research.
December 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
And from a huge array of available evidence, deciding which actually matter, which were causal and not just coincidental, and which illuminate rather than distract. By all means hand over to AI but then you’ve resigned your entire purpose and judgemental skill…
The Office is now closed and will reopen on the morning of January 1st
December 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Office is now closed and will reopen on the morning of January 1st
“We have to stick with FPTP because it brings clarity and stability” Latest:
Nowcast Update - Tories & Greens up as Labour hit post-election lows:
RFM: 330 (+325), 28.2% (10 Maj.)
LAB: 82 (-329), 17.8%
LDM: 77 (+5), 13.7%
CON: 55 (-66), 19.5%
SNP: 46 (+37), 2.7%
GRN: 26 (+22), 13.8%
PLC: 6 (+2), 1.0%
Oth: 9 (+4), 3.4%
electionmaps.uk/nowcast
RFM: 330 (+325), 28.2% (10 Maj.)
LAB: 82 (-329), 17.8%
LDM: 77 (+5), 13.7%
CON: 55 (-66), 19.5%
SNP: 46 (+37), 2.7%
GRN: 26 (+22), 13.8%
PLC: 6 (+2), 1.0%
Oth: 9 (+4), 3.4%
electionmaps.uk/nowcast
December 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
“We have to stick with FPTP because it brings clarity and stability” Latest:
Meanwhile, it being Saturnalia, we are reverting to traditional gender roles for the day as I observe the baking of cinnamon buns from the armchair…
Such is our commitment to inverting gender roles, my partner has just suggested that we watch 'Die Hard', while I am preparing tonight's dinner.
December 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Meanwhile, it being Saturnalia, we are reverting to traditional gender roles for the day as I observe the baking of cinnamon buns from the armchair…
Nearly 20 years on from what already seemed quite dated satire, it turns there are those that would like to actually do this....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS37...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS37...
December 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Nearly 20 years on from what already seemed quite dated satire, it turns there are those that would like to actually do this....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS37...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS37...
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The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.
December 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.
And thus commences the insane Culture-Crawl: Carols at St Paul’s; Nutcracker at the ROH and Noel Coward at the Menier. Ora Pro Nobis…
December 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
And thus commences the insane Culture-Crawl: Carols at St Paul’s; Nutcracker at the ROH and Noel Coward at the Menier. Ora Pro Nobis…
“This album makes a persuasive case in favour of the music… and the Piano Concerto in particular is a fine piece, and takes its place alongside other Resonus issues celebrating neglected 20th century female British composers.” #AvrilColeridgeTaylor #SmanthaEge @leahbroad.bsky.social
Our final regular Classical CD column of the year, starring Avril Coleridge-Taylor and a big stack of Shostakovich: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @jkaconductor.bsky.social @londonsymphony.bsky.social #avrilcoleridgetaylor #shostakovich #bbcphilharmonic #classicalcds
December 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
“This album makes a persuasive case in favour of the music… and the Piano Concerto in particular is a fine piece, and takes its place alongside other Resonus issues celebrating neglected 20th century female British composers.” #AvrilColeridgeTaylor #SmanthaEge @leahbroad.bsky.social
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Our final regular Classical CD column of the year, starring Avril Coleridge-Taylor and a big stack of Shostakovich: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @jkaconductor.bsky.social @londonsymphony.bsky.social #avrilcoleridgetaylor #shostakovich #bbcphilharmonic #classicalcds
December 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Our final regular Classical CD column of the year, starring Avril Coleridge-Taylor and a big stack of Shostakovich: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @jkaconductor.bsky.social @londonsymphony.bsky.social #avrilcoleridgetaylor #shostakovich #bbcphilharmonic #classicalcds
Since I basically only post links this is going to reduce my engagement even further…
Facebook is testing a monthly $14.99 subscription, and telling users they need to subscribe if they want to post more than 2 links a month.
techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/f...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/f...
Facebook is testing a link-posting limit for professional accounts and pages | TechCrunch
Meta said that the test impacts professional accounts and pages on Facebook.
techcrunch.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Since I basically only post links this is going to reduce my engagement even further…
“Daddy, they went Full F*ggot on the Ice Rink!”
(Turns out this was a reference the the Pogues that I hadn’t been expecting)
(Turns out this was a reference the the Pogues that I hadn’t been expecting)
December 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
“Daddy, they went Full F*ggot on the Ice Rink!”
(Turns out this was a reference the the Pogues that I hadn’t been expecting)
(Turns out this was a reference the the Pogues that I hadn’t been expecting)
‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ began as a rallying cry for exiled Jacobites planning violent overthrow of the British Monarchy and State. Seems good to remember that that it’s really not that long ago that we thought Catholics were incapable of being loyal and assimilating to British Values.
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ began as a rallying cry for exiled Jacobites planning violent overthrow of the British Monarchy and State. Seems good to remember that that it’s really not that long ago that we thought Catholics were incapable of being loyal and assimilating to British Values.