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Now and then we need a quick reminder that the world we're in now is - in a good way - something we couldn't have dreamed of back in 1987. Ahead of Boris Giltburg's recital at St John's Smith Square tonight , I'd like to tell you about one of my favourite things that has ever happened on Twitter. Some months ago I was listening to Boris's recording of the Rachmaninoff Etudes-Tableaux and Moments Musicaux, which I was writing about for Primephonic and had downloaded in high-resolution from their website onto my computer. Boris plays the piano as if it's a 120-piece orchestra, with a grand-scale emotional sweep that can leave you flat on the floor experiencing a kind of legal high, wanting to turn up the volume up as far as you possibly can without scaring the neighbours. Minutes after I put out a tweet about this, a friend made a quip about heavy metal - and then along came Boris himself, suggesting Prokofiev's War Sonatas next [yes indeed - highly recom

Thanks for coming to tonights QuestGaine at New Farm You can input your answers   here . For those wanting to run the course later after wednesday you can print the map from  here Feel free to post your route in the comments below.

The PRS for Music Foundation's Europe-wide Keychange project , a large-scale initiative to tackle gender equality in the music business, has spectacular news today: it has achieved commitments from 45 (yes, forty-five) different international musical organisations to make their proceedings gender-equal (yes, 50-50 male-female) by 2022. The organisations in question include the Cheltenham International Music Festival - which has been ahead of the game on this for the past few years, the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, the Manchester Jazz Festival, the Aldeburgh Festival, Roundhouse Rising, Spitalfields Music and, indeed, the Proms. These are just a few examples.  Everyone knew it was time for change; the question was how to make it happen. A century after the first small tranche of women were granted the vote in Britain, it was clear that change of this type doesn't happen on its own. It takes big and ambitious thinking, initiative, imagination, negotiation, tenacity,

Murray Perahia's recording of the Beethoven sonatas 'Hammerklavier' Op.106 and 'Moonlight' Op.27 No.2 is just out - sadly too late for my #hammerklavier roundup, but worth waiting for - and full of his extraordinary, empathetic musicianship. I wrote the booklet notes, based on an interview with the great American pianist at his London home, some extracts of which are featured in the trailer below from DG. And if there is anything more astounding than sitting in Perahia's music room while he plays Bach, it is being there while he plays this . Moreover, his insights into the motivations behind the 'Moonlight' Sonata are absolutely remarkable. Here we find an Aeolian harp - or what Beethoven's idea of one may have been - and some imaginative associations with nothing less than Romeo and Juliet .

2018 - Week 5 - New Farm Wednesday 28/02/18 @ 7pm This week we'll be running around New Farm. Many thanks to Errol for setting the map. We'll be starting in New Farm park - see exact location below.  Please arrive by 6:45 to sign on and grab your map ready to turn maps over at 6:58.  You may need to park in nearby street and walk to the starting location. Please register below -  BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY -  so that we can print enough colour maps. Entry is Free!  Timing: Please arrive by 6:45pm Map handout at 6:58pm Turn over maps for two minutes of route planning at 6:58pm Mass start at 7:00pm Finish at 8:00pm - 20 point penalty for every minute you are late 8:00pm onwards - enter your answers into the online form that generates a live leaderboard What to bring: Marker Pen/ highlighter Headtorch Compass (optional) Whistle for safety (optional)

Thanks for coming to tonights QuestGaine at Carindale You can input your answers   here . For those wanting to run the course later after wednesday you can print the map from  here Feel free to post your route in the comments below.

2018 - Week 4 - Carindale Wednesday 21/02/18 @ 7pm This week we're heading to Carindale which has a number of clustered neighbourhoods linked by a network of parks, pathways and cycleways. Careful route planning will be crucial, and there is a possibility that the course will be cleared. We'll be starting at Kidwelly St, opposite Urquart St.  Please arrive by 6:45 to sign on and grab your map ready to turn maps over at 6:58.  You may need to park in nearby street and walk to the starting location. Please register below -  BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY -  so that we can print enough colour maps. Entry is Free!  Timing: Please arrive by 6:45pm Map handout at 6:58pm Turn over maps for two minutes of route planning at 6:58pm Mass start at 7:00pm Finish at 8:00pm - 20 point penalty for every minute you are late 8:00pm onwards - enter your answers into the online form that generates a live leaderboard What to bring: Marker Pen/ highlighter Headtorch Compass (optional) Whistle for safety (optio

Thanks for coming to tonights QuestGaine at Kangaroo Point You can input your answers   here . For those wanting to run the course later after wednesday you can print the map from here Feel free to post your route in the comments below.

2018 - Week 3 - Kangaroo Point Wednesday 14/02/18 @ 7pm Thanks to Steve A for setting this weeks map at Kangaroo point. CP's are located in and around Kangaroo point, as well as over in New Farm, so strategic use of the free cross river ferry will come into play this week. We'll be starting in the middle of the road near Moreton Tower, off Ferry St at Dockside.  Please arrive by 6:45 to sign on and grab your map ready to turn maps over at 6:58.  You may need to park in nearby street and walk to the starting location. Please register below -  BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY -  so that we can print enough colour maps. Entry is Free!  Timing: Please arrive by 6:45pm Map handout at 6:58pm Turn over maps for two minutes of route planning at 6:58pm Mass start at 7:00pm Finish at 8:00pm - 20 point penalty for every minute you are late 8:00pm onwards - enter your answers into the online form that generates a live leaderboard What to bring: Marker Pen/ highlighter Headtorch Compass (optional) Whist

Thanks for coming to tonights QuestGaine at Greenslopes You can input your answers   here . Feel free to post your route in the comments below.

2018 - Week 2 - Greenslopes Wednesday 7/02/18 @ 7pm It was a great turn out for the first QuestGaine of 2018 last week with around 20 people braving the rain which set in as everyone started. This week we'll be starting at the park on the corner of Pine and Juliette street.  Please arrive by 6:45 to sign on and grab your map ready to turn maps over at 6:58. Please register below -  BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY -  so that we can print enough colour maps. Entry is Free!  Timing: Please arrive by 6:45pm Map handout at 6:58pm Turn over maps for two minutes of route planning at 6:58pm Mass start at 7:00pm Finish at 8:00pm - 20 point penalty for every minute you are late 8:00pm onwards - enter your answers into the online form that generates a live leaderboard What to bring: Marker Pen/ highlighter Headtorch Compass (optional) Whistle for safety (optional)