Simon Leeson

Oliver is not my favourite musical at all, but it is great how it gets so many boys singing.

Tough competition, but Forest manage not to have the most awful owner in the Premiership this morning

Home a bit later than intended, but Mahler 8 is not the sort of piece that invites sleep straight after.

"These trumpets are quiet because they are far away". Today's lesson on dynamics went a bit Father Ted.

Phew, no Hindemith! The solo from Mahler 3 is on the programme, which is always good to do.

A rare event - I've reached the end of a bottle of Worcester sauce.

Off to Islington to return some video tapes.

A trombonist is looking for an accompanist. Please don't be the Hindemith.

Put some Mozart on (born 270 years ago today) to listen to whilst cooking. I've ended up just listening instead of preparing dinner.

No luck getting tickets for Yuncham Lim at Wigmore Hall this time.

I have a cold and now when I speak I sound like Sean Dyche #nffc

Bass line of this rehearsal track for Food Glorious Food sounds more like Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Relax.

Yes I've occasionally had that, or got talking to someone who's said their brother in law is from Nottingham.

The good thing about Forest playing a London team is that it's easy to find somewhere to watch. The downside is it's full of opposing fans.

It's always saxophone pieces that have unidiomatic piano accompaniments and are printed without any regard to page turns.

Jaho twice in just a few weeks.

Hat from Bayreuth, but seeing Verdi.

I'm not going to listen to Unwind though, staying with the John Adams.

Bruckner's Locus iste on radio 3 a welcome oasis of calm.

Ariana Grande's cover of 4'33" on Today just now.

The navy do it too. I wouldn't be jumping in the bath after a stint on HMS Agamemnon.

My first major achievement of the year- neatly opening and resealing a new packet of rice with absolutely no spillage.

Very sporting of Palace to be even worse than us.

I saw my very youngest pupils today. They were all keen to show me what they had practised, ...which was Jingle Bells.

I really like Kushi-ya. It's best value at lunch but they are open early evening too.

Morgan Gibbs-White with Nuno at the end showing how you can't beat working with people you like and admire, and how that feeling lasts.

I'd be feeling aggrieved if a penalty decision like that went against us, but happy at the result.

Oh well John, at least you didn't attack another country and kidnap its leader.

John Victor...