Good morning. Music, art, design dance, literature, theater, poetry, are what makes life living. #arts

[BIRTHDAY] Today we celebrate to a true legend of the cello: Yo-Yo Ma! To celebrate this special day, watch him lead young talents of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s “Andante cantabile” from his String Quartet No. 1 in D Major. bit.ly/4zeuW3x

A very happy birthday to the wonderful Yo-Yo Ma! A true force for good in a world that rather needs it... and as kind and generous in private as in public (not always the case!). A truly special artist and human being. (And, incidentally, a dab hand at preparing a lobster...)

#jokeoftheday That’s one solution! #violinists #music

Might be a useful video— dealing with nerves from two outstanding string quartets youtu.be/2Kg5l1AclAE #music #performanceAnxiety

Just fyi! #books #literature #amreading

Good morning. The brilliant cellist Rostropovich relates this charming anecdote. Pictured Dmitri Shostakovich the legendary composer on the left with Rostropovich. #music #composers

#jokeoftheday Piano moving #fail #piano #music

Lilian Chebii, 32, of Kenya, won the Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday, breaking a women’s record that stood for 25 years. Chebii ran two hours, 25 minutes, 26 seconds – nearly 90 seconds faster than the previous mark held by two women. Read more: startribune.com/live-a-recor…

In a remarkable gesture of philanthropy, Oracle has donated $10 million to @nashvillesymph. I am incredibly fortunate to be here for this announcement. We have a lot of work to do, but with renewed optimism and energy, we will be a force in the musical world.

#jokeoftheday Isn’t it time for the post-concert dash after the standing evacuation? #music #ovation #audiences

Isn't it time to listen to 30 Pieces of Classical Music About Autumn: and not only Vivaldi four Seasons! interlude.hk/?p=130591 #music #autumncolors

Twin Cities Marathon! Tons of runners and cheering throngs! Beautiful day. Such great camaraderie! #community

The best debrief of the FlyDubai hijacking & recovery that I’ve seen. A nice touch is that an Aussie pilot flew them home:

#jokeoftheday So what’s your musical personality? #music

Pilot reveals on CNN that the story about the aircraft doesn’t add up: “Some of the numbers we are seeing reported don’t make any sense because if you descend that rapidly, the aircraft would’ve disintegrated completely.” False flag operation confirmed.

The official verdict is absolute Crap! I'm a Commercial pilot (Complex piston singles) and I have followed this story from the beginning. The official story is pathetic. This will go down in history as one best examples of aviation bravery. For this story to have the happy ending that it did, 3 things had to happen perfectly: First, Cpt. Smit who while on the floor (being attacked with an axe!!!) thought "these are my last moments, but I cant let these people die" and somehow opened the cockpit door. Without his bravery and determination, Everybody dies no question. Second the passengers Yaniv and Yitzhack rushed the cockpit the minute they heard screams. Dont minimize this. Most people in a situation like this would freeze in their seats. Not to mention getting the the front of the plane in a zero G nose over. I'm assuming IDF training (mandatory for all Israelis) but even then excellent reactions under pressure. By rushing to the front immediately, they were on the other side of the door the second that Cpt Smit opened it. The IDF training also probably had a hand in their ability to rapidly neutralize the co-pilot. Yaniv taking the stick and pulling out of the dive is critical simply because there was no time otherwise. At the rate of decent by that point there is maybe 30s to impact if they keep diving (and they were already past Vne) However, contrary to popular male ego, a non pilot successfully recovering the plane has odds near zero. Commercial aircraft are huge and have massive momentum. Even in a small plane, if you are too heavy on the controls nothing happens for ten seconds, then next thing you know you are upside down. The most likely outcome after a non-pilot pulling out of a dive would be overcontrolling and triggering a stall. Fortunately (according to Yaniv's interview) the relief pilot took over just as he leveled the plane. The relief pilots being on board was fortunate, the relief pilot managing to take over the controls before Yaniv could trigger a stall was perfect timing. The pilots were not just random pilots or random airline pilots, they were the relief crew which meant they had hundreds if not thousands of hours in that exact model. Why is this important? Because the co-pilot had smashed the instruments (once again from Yaniv's interview) and the rudder was damaged from exceeding Vne. The relief pilots could handle this as a routine emergency, for a pilot unfamiliar with that airplane and instruments smashed it would be a insurmountable challenge. Finally the Pilot who thought he was going to die was in luck because on board was a dentist. A dental surgeon no less. Not quite the same an ER doc, but enough to stop major arterial bleeding from multiple wounds. If somebody doesnt make a great movie out of this it would be a crime. This is aviation history being made.

#jokeoftheday I’ve been known to have a Tempo Tantrum and often felt Alleregretto in some pieces! #music #musicalterms

The late great Sir Neville Marriner died ten years ago today. This joyful photo is how many of us would like to remember him! Seen together with pianist Angela Hewitt What a wonderful recording legacy he left the world!