RHEINFAHRT Meeting Simon Rattle after a truly fantastic Wagner-programme with @londonsymphony.bsky.social and Anja Kampe. It felt like "Schmetterlinge im Bauch" to hear the LSO perform Siegfried-Idyll in a chamber ensemble setting with an almost unbearable lightness. Bravi!

PETER GÜLKE (1934-2026) There are few musicians who are capable of describing, with such brilliance and sensitive intelligence, what words often fail to convey: The significance of music. Peter Gülke showed us by example just how worthwhile it is to strive for music.

TALENT

"Finlandia Op.26 #7" by Jean Sibelius / Chineke! Orchestra, conducted by @kevinjohnedusei.bsky.social / Signum records sp. 515

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ISABELLE We performed Bartók's Violin Concerto No. 2, and it seemed as though the birthday girl, Isabelle Faust, was giving us all the greatest gift with her playing. #atlantasymphonyorchestra #music #violin #concerto #birthday #isabellefaust

(ANTI)HEROES Liszt • Les Préludes Liszt • Piano Concerto No. 1 Kodály • Háry János Suite Strauss • Till Eulenspiegel Seattle Symphony Kevin John Edusei • Conductor Haochen Zhang • Piano

BRAVO Sterling Elliott for a wonderful Elgar cello concerto with @royalphilorchestra.bsky.social

ELGAR We're in Aylesbury today with the American cellist Sterling Elliott joining us for Elgar's Cello Concerto. Dvorak • Carnival Overture Elgar • Cello Concerto Beethoven • Symphony No. 7 @royalphilorchestra.bsky.social @kevinjohnedusei.bsky.social Sterling Elliott • Cello

VIER LETZTE LIEDER Samy Moussa • Adgilis Deda Richard Strauss • Vier letzte Lieder L. v. Beethoven • Symphonie Nr. 7 Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha • Sopran @masabane_cecilia_rangwanasha #royalphilharmonicorchestra @royalphilorchestra.bsky.social #classical #music

SEATTLE SYMPHONY Liszt • Les Préludes Liszt • Piano Concerto No. 1 Kodály • Háry János Suite Strauss • Till Eulenspiegel Haochen Zhang • Piano

PITTSBURGH DEBUT Excited about my conducting debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in the season 2026/27. Jani, Sophia • I wish you Daisies and Roses Tchaikovsky • Violin Concerto Strauss • Also sprach Zarathustra James Ehnes • Violin

THE GREAT WAVE I'm so grateful to have attended the dress rehearsal of Dai Fujikura's new opera, The Great Wave, which centres on the life of Hokusai and the meaning of creating art. #hokusai #thegreatwave #kanagawa #opera #instamusic

DI.DAY Every first Sunday of the month, become more digitally independent. My journey so far: Gmail > Proton Safari > Vivaldi Google Search > Ecosia Dropbox > Filen MS Office > LibreOffice Whatsapp > Signal X > BlueSky What is your personal recipe? #DUTgemacht #DIDit #digital #independence

COFFEE NERDS It was great meeting Josef Špaček, a fellow coffee enthusiast, in Prague. Prague is a world-class coffee destination with a vibrant coffee culture. Franz Kafka used to sip his daily fix around the corner at Hybernská 16.

PRAGUE Look who's here. So nice of @vadim_gluzman to say hello after my concert with @orchestrfok and @bgiltburg tonight. We'll perform Leonard Bernstein's 'Serenade' next season together. #prague #praha #surprise #classical #music

PRAGUE surprises you with unexpected encounters: My friend Maximilian Hornung is in town! So nice to have spent the evening together.

"Finlandia Op.26 #7" by Jean Sibelius / Chineke! Orchestra, conducted by @kevinjohnedusei.bsky.social / Signum records sp. 515

PINI DI ROMA What a great week with @kcsymphony.bsky.social and soloist Jun Iwasaki discovering the seldom performed Bruch Violin Concerto No. 2. - and raising the roof of Kauffman Center with the Pines of Rome.

MY STRUGGLE III My literary year began with Karl Ove Knausgaard's Boyhood Island - My Struggle III. The author again pulls the reader into his incomparable world of recollections. As we float along with his prose, long buried memories from our own past resurface again. #karloveknausgaard #books

PINI DI ROMA Don't miss out on the three performances with the Kansas City Symphony this week. Samy Moussa • Elysium Max Bruch • Violin Concerto No. 2 Ottorino Respighi • Fontane di Roma Ottorino Respighi • Pini di Roma Jun Iwasaki • Violin #classical # music #concert #kansascity #symphony

SAME PROCEDURE AS EVERY YEAR Guten Rutsch! #dinnerforone #happynewyear #2026

GEHRY When I returned from a short walk downtown this morning, I saw the New York Times headline announcing the death of renowned architect Frank Gehry in Santa Monica today. Gehry's recognizable style left a very strong footprint in our world. A city mourns. #losangeles #la #architecture

DANCE Bartók • Dance Suite Rachmaninoff • Paganini Variations Beethoven • Symphony VII Incredible performance by Joyce Yang and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra led by Kevin John Edusei

"African Suite Op.35" by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor / Chineke! Orchestra, conducted by @kevinjohnedusei.bsky.social / Decca records sp. 4853322

Discover more fantastic music at the Hall in 2026 at rpo.co.uk/cadoganhall - including Alexandra Tirsu's Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.1, @johnrutter.bsky.social conducting his piano concerto 'Reflections', and Conductor-in-Residence @kevinjohnedusei.bsky.social's Bartók Concerto for Orchestra.

HEDONISM Ok, I'm a fanboy. Leif Randt focuses on protagonists in their forties with relatively few problems. Nevertheless, emotionality is described here in an extremely subtle and precisely observed manner. #leifrandt #letstalkaboutfeelings #novel

JACK DEJOHNETTE One of the most influential jazz musicians has passed away. RIP

Tonight we're performing with @kevinjohnedusei.bsky.social in his first concert as our Conductor-in-Residence at Cadogan Hall, with Sibelius' Symphony No.2, Gabriella Smith's Field Guide, and Grieg's Piano Concerto with @borisgiltburg.bsky.social. We hope to see you there! 🎹🎺🎻

We visited some stunning natural scenery last night with our Conductor-in-Residence @kevinjohnedusei.bsky.social at Cadogan Hall in Sibelius' majestic Symphony No.2, Grieg's Piano Concerto with @borisgiltburg.bsky.social, and Gabriella Smith's Field Guide, filled with the noisy abundance of life.

FIELD GUIDE Tonight, Kevin John Edusei conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with pianist Boris Giltburg at Cadogan Hall, where Kevin is Conductor-in-Residence. 📷 Simon Pauly / Sasha Gusov #intermusica #classicalmusic #inspiringcreativity #classical #classicalmusician #instaclassical

We've just made some exciting announcements ahead of our new season... 🎉 @johnrutter.bsky.social has been appointed our Artist Laureate, Emilia Hoving has been named our Associate Conductor, and @kevinjohnedusei.bsky.social will be our Conductor-in-Residence at Cadogan Hall for the 2025–26 Season.

MS EXPRESS SAMINA Diving the wreck of the MS Express Samina. The ferry sank off the coast of Paros island in the central Aegean Sea on 26 September 2000. The accident resulted in 81 deaths and the loss of the ship. Humbling experience. #msexpresssamina #scubadiving #antiparos #blueislanddivers

OFF THE GRID Enjoying the last days of summer

SEASON 2025/26 I'm thrilled to announce my season 2025/26. I'll be Conductor-in-Residence with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, curating a series of performances at London's iconic Cadogan Hall. Looking forward to share the music with you!

Happy birthday to our Conductor-in-Residence for the 2025–26 season @kevinjohnedusei.bsky.social! 🥳 Read his insights into his upcoming concerts with us in our 2025–26 season at Cadogan Hall: www.rpo.co.uk/about/our-people/conductors/982-kevin-john-edusei 📷 Simon Pauly

GOODBYE SYDNEY Thank you all for a fantastic week in Sydney. Absolutely enjoyed my time with friends and the great Sydney Symphony Orchestra and pianist Javier Perianes

OLD FAITHFUL I arrived at the #Yellowstone National Park after a 3-hour drive early in the morning. One minute after I sat down on a bench the geyser erupted. A lady turned around: "Good timing. I've been waiting here for two hours." "Ok, but I came all the way from Germany", I replied

XIÈXIÈ Grateful for a wonderful week in Taepei with #taiwanphilharmonic and #radovanvlatkovic

LEARNING TO FLY with fantastic Taiwan Philharmonic NSO and Radovan Vlatković Jen-Yu Fang • The Planet Generator Anna Clyne • Masquerade Camille Saint-Saëns • Romance Richard Strauss • Horn Concerto No. 2 Sergei Rachmaninoff • Symphony No. 3 #taiwanphilharmonic #debut @intermusica.bsky.social

EIN HELDENLEBEN Hannah Kendall • The Spark Catchers Ralph Vaughan Williams • Tuba Concerto Richard Strauss • Ein Heldenleben 5.6. & 6.6. Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck Martin Hofmeir • Tuba Kevin John Edusei • Dirigent

RHAPSODY IN BLUE So happy to have met this guy! Legendary pianist Makoto Ozone has given Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue a new meaning for me. Don't miss our upcoming performances with incredible Oregon Symphony on 17, 18 & 19 May 2025

STRONG IN THE RAIN Thank you @grootomroepkoor and @radiofilharmonischorkest for a fantastic Dutch premiere of Thomas Larcher's breathtaking 'Love and the Fever' at NTR ZaterdagMatinée at Concertgebouw Amsterdam. Happy composer = Happy conductor. You all made my day. Foto: @friederikegoesweiner

HAPPY FACES after the Dutch premiere of Thomas Larcher's Love and the Fever with @grootomroepkoor and @radiofilharmonischorkest So nice to meet my friends in Amsterdam. You are very special people. Foto: @friederikegoesweiner #happy #faces #friends #bff #amsterdam #premiere #loveandthefever

🎵 Violinist Midori performs Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, Conductor-in-Residence @kevinjohnedusei.bsky.social conducts Beethoven's Seventh, Alexandra Dariescu plays Pejačević, and @johnrutter.bsky.social premieres a brand new piece for oboe and orchestra at Cadogan Hall.

KEVIN CONDUCTOR DOLL

🎺 Orchestral music lives at Cadogan Hall 🎻 In our 2025–26 Season at Cadogan Hall we're performing over 15 concerts exploring favourite melodies, contemporary classics, new discoveries and sonic surprises. rpo.co.uk/cadoganhall

NEWS I'm absolutely delighted and beyond thrilled to share that I'll be joining the @royalphilorchestra.bsky.social as Conductor-in-Residence for the 2025-26 season! It's an incredible honour to work with such an esteemed ensemble, and I can't wait for the music, the moments and the magic ahead.

FASNACHT

STAY ON IT @baselsinfonietta @kasernebasel @dreammmusics @kevinjohn.edusei @missymazzoli @jessiecoxmusic @iderrickskye #contemporarymusic #orchestra #basel #eureOhrenWerdenStaunen #MusikAmPulsDerZeit