The Show Must Go on by Gareth Davies
A memoir of the London Symphony Orchestra on tour, focusing on their historical first visit to America in 1912 and their most recent US tour earlier this year. Gareth Davies, Principal Flautist at the LSO, tells the remarkable story of a groundbreaking expedition through recently discovered diaries, archive material from London and New York and newspaper reports from the time. Against this is set a behind-the-scenes account of the LSO's contemporary US touring schedule, which finds that a surprising number of the same challenges remain. We join Gareth and his colleagues as they contend with airports, volcanoes, travel strikes, illness and even life and death situations. As well as vivid descriptions of sitting centre stage surrounded by music and working with Haitink, Gergiev and Sir Colin Davies, we get to glimpse into the backstage goings on and see inside the mind of a professional musician as never before. Written by someone at the heart of the action, we follow the travels of two musicians, a century apart in the same orchestra. The show does go on.
"..very entertaining and informative book." -- Audiophilia.com; "Davies writes engagingly and fluently as a perceptive observer of orchestral life with a keen eye for entertaining detail."--Classical Music Magazine, Books of the Year 2013; "An entertaining comparison between the high-octane life of a professional musician today and what it was like for his LSO forebears."--FT Books of the Year 2013, Financial Times; "This deftly written, insightful and at times poignant travelogue deserves the widest circulation." Five Stars --Julian Haycock, BBC Music Magazine; "A gentle dip into a musician's high pressure lifestyle" - FT's pick, Music summer reads 2013 --Financial Times
Gareth Davies studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he won the Laurie Kennedy Memorial Prize, joining the London Symphony as Principal Flute in 2000. Gareth has worked with many of the great maestri of our times, including Gergiev, Colin Davies, Previn and Maazel, and has toured the world with the LSO. Gareth has written many articles for the press including the Classic FM Magazine, the Guardian and the Telegraph, and is the author of the popular LSO on Tour blog
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| ISBN 13 | 9781908739803 |
| ISBN 10 | 1908739800 |
| Title | The Show Must Go on |
| Author | Gareth Davies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Year published | 2013-05-30 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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