Ariane Todes
@arianetodes.bsky.social
Classical music writer and editor. Violin geek/bore and happy amateur. Radicalised McCartneyist. Sign up to my free Elbow Music Substack for random classical music nerdery
Guess who’s got an interview with her favouritest favourite living violinist tomorrow and guess who it is??? 🤩
Clue ⬇️
Clue ⬇️
May 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Guess who’s got an interview with her favouritest favourite living violinist tomorrow and guess who it is??? 🤩
Clue ⬇️
Clue ⬇️
With the bad news about the closure of the Newark Violin Making School, my 2023 article on why it matters...
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May 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
With the bad news about the closure of the Newark Violin Making School, my 2023 article on why it matters...
elbowmusic.substack.com/p/news-a-ver...
elbowmusic.substack.com/p/news-a-ver...
My latest for BBC Music Magazine, in which I break a classical music taboo and admit that... *whispers* sometimes I get bored in concerts. But it's okay – Bertrand Russell says so...
www.classical-music.com/articles/bor...
www.classical-music.com/articles/bor...
May 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
My latest for BBC Music Magazine, in which I break a classical music taboo and admit that... *whispers* sometimes I get bored in concerts. But it's okay – Bertrand Russell says so...
www.classical-music.com/articles/bor...
www.classical-music.com/articles/bor...
I shall definitely be returning to Søstrene Grene… #shazam #louiskaufman
April 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I shall definitely be returning to Søstrene Grene… #shazam #louiskaufman
⚡️Charlie Chaplin’s film music on BBC Radio 3 and Modern Times performed at London Soundtrack Festival – a good excuse to re-up my article on how his music obsession morphed from playing violin to writing lush scores.
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March 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
⚡️Charlie Chaplin’s film music on BBC Radio 3 and Modern Times performed at London Soundtrack Festival – a good excuse to re-up my article on how his music obsession morphed from playing violin to writing lush scores.
elbowmusic.substack.com/p/charlie-ch...
elbowmusic.substack.com/p/charlie-ch...
Shostakovich Seventh play date with @kso.org.uk. Powerful stuff. Need to lie down for a bit.
February 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Shostakovich Seventh play date with @kso.org.uk. Powerful stuff. Need to lie down for a bit.
Academics can be real killjoys, though…
February 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Academics can be real killjoys, though…
Watching Bringing Up Baby, which is still brilliantly whipsmart. Would love to see these outtakes!
February 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Watching Bringing Up Baby, which is still brilliantly whipsmart. Would love to see these outtakes!
Carl Flesch on Fritz Kreisler… #kreisler150
February 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Carl Flesch on Fritz Kreisler… #kreisler150
Read Kreisler’s own compelling and beautifully written account of his time serving as an officer in the Austrian army. #kreisler150
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February 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Read Kreisler’s own compelling and beautifully written account of his time serving as an officer in the Austrian army. #kreisler150
www.elbowmusic.org/post/2014/06...
www.elbowmusic.org/post/2014/06...
Take a look at these hands! The hand speaks… #kreisler150
February 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Take a look at these hands! The hand speaks… #kreisler150
Happy birthday, Fritz Kreisler, my favourite of all favourite violinists! I delve into the archives, with contributions from Nathan Milstein, Oscar Shumsky, Gustav Mahler and Siegfried Sassoon...
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elbowmusic.substack.com/p/loving-kre...
February 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Happy birthday, Fritz Kreisler, my favourite of all favourite violinists! I delve into the archives, with contributions from Nathan Milstein, Oscar Shumsky, Gustav Mahler and Siegfried Sassoon...
elbowmusic.substack.com/p/loving-kre...
elbowmusic.substack.com/p/loving-kre...
INSANE concert with Jacob Collier, Chris Thile and Britten Sinfonia at Barbican. Ridiculous levels of talent, the two of them together like musical nuclear fusion. My highlights: I feel fine/Don’t look twice jazz odyssey mashup plus Thile playing Barber violin concerto and solo Bach. 🤩
January 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
INSANE concert with Jacob Collier, Chris Thile and Britten Sinfonia at Barbican. Ridiculous levels of talent, the two of them together like musical nuclear fusion. My highlights: I feel fine/Don’t look twice jazz odyssey mashup plus Thile playing Barber violin concerto and solo Bach. 🤩
My latest BBC Music Magazine article is out in the February issue – on the (bleedingly obvious) benefits of playing music. Get your copies now!
January 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
My latest BBC Music Magazine article is out in the February issue – on the (bleedingly obvious) benefits of playing music. Get your copies now!
Very good guide to spotting AI text in The Times today – and why I’m not (yet!) overly concerned about being replaced.
January 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Very good guide to spotting AI text in The Times today – and why I’m not (yet!) overly concerned about being replaced.
PSA for anyone who is worried about sticking buds in their ears all day – I just got these Shokz bone conductor ones and really like them so far. Not good for walking down busy roads, but apart from that, very comfortable and great sound.
January 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
PSA for anyone who is worried about sticking buds in their ears all day – I just got these Shokz bone conductor ones and really like them so far. Not good for walking down busy roads, but apart from that, very comfortable and great sound.
So much love for this man, in so many ways and levels. Nearly three hours of wildly brilliant songs, with an absolutely crack band, great show and sound, plus Ringo bonus. Gig of a lifetime. ❤️ #paulmccartney
December 20, 2024 at 10:14 AM
So much love for this man, in so many ways and levels. Nearly three hours of wildly brilliant songs, with an absolutely crack band, great show and sound, plus Ringo bonus. Gig of a lifetime. ❤️ #paulmccartney
End of an era in the Barbican ladies’ lavs.
November 28, 2024 at 11:01 PM
End of an era in the Barbican ladies’ lavs.
Not sure they quite caught Hepburn here though. 😳
November 28, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Not sure they quite caught Hepburn here though. 😳
If I had spare wall and money I might be tempted by this Chaplin portrait from the Savoy sale…
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November 28, 2024 at 2:49 PM
If I had spare wall and money I might be tempted by this Chaplin portrait from the Savoy sale…
www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auctio...
www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auctio...
Mosh Town, Bellowheadville. 🎻🎶💃🏻🤩 Another corker of a gig! Until next time @bellowhead.bsky.social! 🤞
November 26, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Mosh Town, Bellowheadville. 🎻🎶💃🏻🤩 Another corker of a gig! Until next time @bellowhead.bsky.social! 🤞