Category Archives: About Brendan Ball

The following post is re-posted from the ‘Corporate Watch’ website from April 5th 2012… “The organisers of the London Olympics have been happy to hand huge amounts of public money to multinational companies but are refusing to pay the musicians … Continue reading →

I was so impressed by Elizabeth Hobb’s response to the Evening Standard publishing that musicians should be happy to perform for free at the London Olympics 2012, that I decided to post it in full here. People out there need … Continue reading →

For any Dutch friends you may have, or better Dutch politicians you may know. A message from the Vienna Symphony in support against the cultural budget cuts. Remember – we’re all in this together!

As a brief interlude from all this brass player stuff, I thought I would post this fabulous live clip of Maxim Vengerov performing Czardas with Bassiona Amorosa. It’s just marvellous…

I had been looking forward to this programme for some time, not least because the Berlioz has a spectacular cornet part, but also because there is so much happening in this extraordinary work; there are also so many things going … Continue reading →

The Waterloo Beer Festival