Anthony Friend
@antoineami.bsky.social
Clarinettist. Sometime organiser of events and writer on music.
Artistic Director, Wimbledon International Music Festival https://bsky.app/profile/wimbledonmusicfest.bsky.social
www.anthonyfriend.co.uk
Artistic Director, Wimbledon International Music Festival https://bsky.app/profile/wimbledonmusicfest.bsky.social
www.anthonyfriend.co.uk
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LONGING AND LIGHT • Sacconi Quartet and Anthony Friend performing Ravel, Brahms and a new commission by Richard Blackford on Monday 3 November • Captured by photographer Matthew Johnson
November 4, 2025 at 8:44 AM
LONGING AND LIGHT • Sacconi Quartet and Anthony Friend performing Ravel, Brahms and a new commission by Richard Blackford on Monday 3 November • Captured by photographer Matthew Johnson
Had a lovely time on BBC Radio 3 In Tune on Monday, playing live with harpist Oliver Wass and discussing @wimbledonmusicfest.bsky.social with Petroc Trelawny. Listen on BBC Sounds for another 29 days here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
And book here: WimbledonMusicFestival.co.uk
And book here: WimbledonMusicFestival.co.uk
In Tune - Live music from Anthony Friend and Oliver Wass and an interview with Davóne Tines - BBC Sounds
Petroc presents live music from clarinettist Anthony Friend and harpist Oliver Wass.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Had a lovely time on BBC Radio 3 In Tune on Monday, playing live with harpist Oliver Wass and discussing @wimbledonmusicfest.bsky.social with Petroc Trelawny. Listen on BBC Sounds for another 29 days here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
And book here: WimbledonMusicFestival.co.uk
And book here: WimbledonMusicFestival.co.uk
Monday 27 October • Catch me playing with harpist Oliver Wass and talking about @wimbledonmusicfest.bsky.social live on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune from 5-7pm with @petroc.bsky.social - festival starts on Saturday 1 November! www.wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Monday 27 October • Catch me playing with harpist Oliver Wass and talking about @wimbledonmusicfest.bsky.social live on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune from 5-7pm with @petroc.bsky.social - festival starts on Saturday 1 November! www.wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk
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“When we realised these jewels were only stolen to inflate the share price of a company whose entire value relies on the wholesale theft of other people’s art, we had no choice but grant immunity,”
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
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Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software
FRENCH POLICE have immediately ended all efforts to recover priceless Napoleon-era jewellery from the Louvre taken in a daring heist after it emerged the jewels were merely stolen for the purposes of ...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
“When we realised these jewels were only stolen to inflate the share price of a company whose entire value relies on the wholesale theft of other people’s art, we had no choice but grant immunity,”
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
Post-rehearsal with the fantastic Sacconi Quartet ahead of @wimbledonmusicfest.bsky.social on Monday 3 November. Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Ravel String Quartet, new work by Richard Blackford & a little surprise wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk/wimf2025-pro...
October 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Post-rehearsal with the fantastic Sacconi Quartet ahead of @wimbledonmusicfest.bsky.social on Monday 3 November. Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Ravel String Quartet, new work by Richard Blackford & a little surprise wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk/wimf2025-pro...
1 December, Fabric, London: I will be playing Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time with violinist Agata Daraškaitė, cellist Peteris Sokolovskis & pianist James Cheung (collectively, Ensemble Mi) w/ improvisations by Jon Hopkins, Leo Abrahams & Maddie Ashman. www.throughthenoise.co.uk/noisenight231
October 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
1 December, Fabric, London: I will be playing Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time with violinist Agata Daraškaitė, cellist Peteris Sokolovskis & pianist James Cheung (collectively, Ensemble Mi) w/ improvisations by Jon Hopkins, Leo Abrahams & Maddie Ashman. www.throughthenoise.co.uk/noisenight231
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Week 1 at Wimbledon International Music Festival • Take a look at the listings here and read on for details! • 1 November: @borisgiltburg.bsky.social plays three Beethoven piano sonatas, culminating in the monumental Hammerklavier wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk/wimf2025/pro...
October 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Week 1 at Wimbledon International Music Festival • Take a look at the listings here and read on for details! • 1 November: @borisgiltburg.bsky.social plays three Beethoven piano sonatas, culminating in the monumental Hammerklavier wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk/wimf2025/pro...
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3 November: Artistic Director @antoineami.bsky.social joins the Sacconi Quartet for Brahms Clarinet Quintet, in a programme including Ravel’s String Quartet and a new work by Richard Blackford wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk/wimf2025/pro...
programme - Wimbledon International Music Festival
Programme | Wimbledon International Music Festival | 2025
wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
3 November: Artistic Director @antoineami.bsky.social joins the Sacconi Quartet for Brahms Clarinet Quintet, in a programme including Ravel’s String Quartet and a new work by Richard Blackford wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk/wimf2025/pro...
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Wimbledon International Music Festival is featured in the October issue of Time and Leisure, SW London’s luxury lifestyle magazine! Artistic Director Anthony Friend’s interview is the cover story. Read the full interview in print and online from today, here: timeandleisure.co.uk/things-to-do...
September 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Wimbledon International Music Festival is featured in the October issue of Time and Leisure, SW London’s luxury lifestyle magazine! Artistic Director Anthony Friend’s interview is the cover story. Read the full interview in print and online from today, here: timeandleisure.co.uk/things-to-do...
Find it surprising that no major newspapers seem to have reported that @artscouncilengland.bsky.social’s Grantium application system has been down since 23.7.25 and will not be up until mid Sept. They’ve put measures in place for people who are already funded etc. But (cont.)
August 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Find it surprising that no major newspapers seem to have reported that @artscouncilengland.bsky.social’s Grantium application system has been down since 23.7.25 and will not be up until mid Sept. They’ve put measures in place for people who are already funded etc. But (cont.)
Arts Council England’s online portal Grantium has been down since 23 July and will remain so until at least 6 August, at a crucial time for applicants www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/do-not-...
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July 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Arts Council England’s online portal Grantium has been down since 23 July and will remain so until at least 6 August, at a crucial time for applicants www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/do-not-...
Hope someone reads all these
July 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Hope someone reads all these
Proud to launch my first @wimbledonmusicfest.bsky.social As well as some of the most exciting soloists and ensembles active today, I’m aiming to broaden the reach of the festival with some new formats and venues whilst maintaining our commitment to music education & participation.
June 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Proud to launch my first @wimbledonmusicfest.bsky.social As well as some of the most exciting soloists and ensembles active today, I’m aiming to broaden the reach of the festival with some new formats and venues whilst maintaining our commitment to music education & participation.
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GENERAL BOOKING NOW OPEN. With many tickets now having sold during our Priority Booking period, secure your tickets now or risk missing out. Link: wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk/wimf2025/pro...
June 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
GENERAL BOOKING NOW OPEN. With many tickets now having sold during our Priority Booking period, secure your tickets now or risk missing out. Link: wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk/wimf2025/pro...
Has anyone else noticed literally dozens of classical music organisations around the world posting the same meme format as one another, on the same day??
June 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Has anyone else noticed literally dozens of classical music organisations around the world posting the same meme format as one another, on the same day??
Wimbledon International Music Festival is now on Bluesky! @wimbledonmusicfest.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Wimbledon International Music Festival is now on Bluesky! @wimbledonmusicfest.bsky.social
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Flashback to three months ago: Wall Street was excited because Trump would let say them say the word 'retard' www.ft.com/content/cf87...
April 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Flashback to three months ago: Wall Street was excited because Trump would let say them say the word 'retard' www.ft.com/content/cf87...
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Several misleading claims by Peter Kyle on The Rest Is Politics today to justify his proposed gutting of UK copyright law.
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March 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Several misleading claims by Peter Kyle on The Rest Is Politics today to justify his proposed gutting of UK copyright law.
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Maurice Ravel born otd 150 years ago - here’s Pièce en forme de Habanera by me and Joseph Havlat
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Pièce en forme de Habanera
Maurice Ravel, Anthony Friend, Joseph Havlat · Ravel and Debussy · Song · 2020
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March 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Maurice Ravel born otd 150 years ago - here’s Pièce en forme de Habanera by me and Joseph Havlat
open.spotify.com/track/2Kj4T2...
open.spotify.com/track/2Kj4T2...
Sibelius / Valse triste (before concert yesterday)
March 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Sibelius / Valse triste (before concert yesterday)
Warming up with pianist Antonio Oyarzabal before our concert on Saturday #liliboulanger
March 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Warming up with pianist Antonio Oyarzabal before our concert on Saturday #liliboulanger
Recital:
Anthony Friend, clarinet
Antonio Oyarzabal, piano
Saturday 1 March, 2pm
Manoukian Music Centre, 9 Tufton St, SW1P 3QB
Alice Mary Smith
Amy Beach
Clara Schumann
Lili Boulanger
Germaine Tailleferre
Maurice Ravel
Francis Poulenc
Link: www.oldwestminster.org.uk/ow_friends/f...
Anthony Friend, clarinet
Antonio Oyarzabal, piano
Saturday 1 March, 2pm
Manoukian Music Centre, 9 Tufton St, SW1P 3QB
Alice Mary Smith
Amy Beach
Clara Schumann
Lili Boulanger
Germaine Tailleferre
Maurice Ravel
Francis Poulenc
Link: www.oldwestminster.org.uk/ow_friends/f...
February 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Recital:
Anthony Friend, clarinet
Antonio Oyarzabal, piano
Saturday 1 March, 2pm
Manoukian Music Centre, 9 Tufton St, SW1P 3QB
Alice Mary Smith
Amy Beach
Clara Schumann
Lili Boulanger
Germaine Tailleferre
Maurice Ravel
Francis Poulenc
Link: www.oldwestminster.org.uk/ow_friends/f...
Anthony Friend, clarinet
Antonio Oyarzabal, piano
Saturday 1 March, 2pm
Manoukian Music Centre, 9 Tufton St, SW1P 3QB
Alice Mary Smith
Amy Beach
Clara Schumann
Lili Boulanger
Germaine Tailleferre
Maurice Ravel
Francis Poulenc
Link: www.oldwestminster.org.uk/ow_friends/f...
Three hour + journey on a train (through major U.K. towns) with no power sockets and no functioning wifi, in 2025. Wonder why the U.K.‘s productivity is 📉
February 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Three hour + journey on a train (through major U.K. towns) with no power sockets and no functioning wifi, in 2025. Wonder why the U.K.‘s productivity is 📉
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For a mere human to get a sense of the immensity of eternity, one only has to watch “page 2 of 2” on a screen display at a train station.
February 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
For a mere human to get a sense of the immensity of eternity, one only has to watch “page 2 of 2” on a screen display at a train station.
National Museum Cardiff closed. RWCMD junior dept closed. Cardiff Uni Music degree cut. St David’s Hall closed. WNO severe cuts/part time. Wales is a few cuts short of losing most of its funded arts! #artsfunding
"Due to building maintenance and health and safety concerns, National Museum Cardiff is closed to the public until further notice."
February 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
National Museum Cardiff closed. RWCMD junior dept closed. Cardiff Uni Music degree cut. St David’s Hall closed. WNO severe cuts/part time. Wales is a few cuts short of losing most of its funded arts! #artsfunding