From time to time I have been asked which my favourite concert venues are, and one of my top ten has to be Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. We performed there yesterday morning, as part of their regular concert series, which are also broadcast live on the Netherlands’ Radio 4. The hall was absolutely packed, and the atmosphere was fantastic. The hall is renowned for its acoustics, even when full, and it was such a pleasure to be back there once again – in fact we have the delight of performing there again in the summer. One of the more nerve-wracking aspects of performing in the Concertgebouw is the walk to the stage. You enter from high above the stage, and then walk down a long stairway to the bottom. We all negotiate lots of stairs in daily life without any problem, but when lots of people are watching you start thinking what if I trip. I’m glad to report that we all made it up and down the stairs a few times without incident. (Check out our Facebook page to see Chris G’s video of the walk down the stairs)On Saturday we headed to another favourite concert venue – the Dr Anton Philipszaal in The Hague. We travelled there from Schipol airport, and having discovered that there were some major issues on the train service to Den Haag, we took a taxi. At Schipol you might expect to step into a Mercedes or the like, but lined up among the Mercedes were some all-electric Tesla cars. Four of us (and our luggage) travelled in great comfort in one of these amazing vehicle – it’s incredibly quiet, and the acceleration is remarkable.We headed back home yesterday afternoon (the joys of a morning concert), and go back on the road this evening. Before then I have a long list of things to do. I have just tried to print the announcement for the upcoming German concerts, and half way through the printer ran out of black ink, so that’s an extra thing added to my list.
From time to time I have been asked which my favourite concert venues are, and one of my top ten has to be Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. We performed there yesterday morning, as part of their regular concert series, which are also broadcast live on the Netherlands’ Radio 4. The hall was absolutely packed, and the atmosphere was fantastic. The hall is renowned for its acoustics, even when full, and it was such a pleasure to be back there once again – in fact we have the delight of performing there again in the summer. One of the more nerve-wracking aspects of performing in the Concertgebouw is the walk to the stage. You enter from high above the stage, and then walk down a long stairway to the bottom. We all negotiate lots of stairs in daily life without any problem, but when lots of people are watching you start thinking what if I trip. I’m glad to report that we all made it up and down the stairs a few times without incident. (Check out our Facebook page to see Chris G’s video of the walk down the stairs)On Saturday we headed to another favourite concert venue – the Dr Anton Philipszaal in The Hague. We travelled there from Schipol airport, and having discovered that there were some major issues on the train service to Den Haag, we took a taxi. At Schipol you might expect to step into a Mercedes or the like, but lined up among the Mercedes were some all-electric Tesla cars. Four of us (and our luggage) travelled in great comfort in one of these amazing vehicle – it’s incredibly quiet, and the acceleration is remarkable.We headed back home yesterday afternoon (the joys of a morning concert), and go back on the road this evening. Before then I have a long list of things to do. I have just tried to print the announcement for the upcoming German concerts, and half way through the printer ran out of black ink, so that’s an extra thing added to my list.
From time to time I have been asked which my favourite concert venues are, and one of my top ten has to be Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. We performed there yesterday morning, as part of their regular concert series, which are also broadcast live on the Netherlands’ Radio 4. The hall was absolutely packed, and the atmosphere was fantastic. The hall is renowned for its acoustics, even when full, and it was such a pleasure to be back there once again – in fact we have the delight of performing there again in the summer. One of the more nerve-wracking aspects of performing in the Concertgebouw is the walk to the stage. You enter from high above the stage, and then walk down a long stairway to the bottom. We all negotiate lots of stairs in daily life without any problem, but when lots of people are watching you start thinking what if I trip. I’m glad to report that we all made it up and down the stairs a few times without incident. (Check out our Facebook page to see Chris G’s video of the walk down the stairs)On Saturday we headed to another favourite concert venue – the Dr Anton Philipszaal in The Hague. We travelled there from Schipol airport, and having discovered that there were some major issues on the train service to Den Haag, we took a taxi. At Schipol you might expect to step into a Mercedes or the like, but lined up among the Mercedes were some all-electric Tesla cars. Four of us (and our luggage) travelled in great comfort in one of these amazing vehicle – it’s incredibly quiet, and the acceleration is remarkable.We headed back home yesterday afternoon (the joys of a morning concert), and go back on the road this evening. Before then I have a long list of things to do. I have just tried to print the announcement for the upcoming German concerts, and half way through the printer ran out of black ink, so that’s an extra thing added to my list.
From time to time I have been asked which my favourite concert venues are, and one of my top ten has to be Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. We performed there yesterday morning, as part of their regular concert series, which are also broadcast live on the Netherlands’ Radio 4. The hall was absolutely packed, and the atmosphere was fantastic. The hall is renowned for its acoustics, even when full, and it was such a pleasure to be back there once again – in fact we have the delight of performing there again in the summer. One of the more nerve-wracking aspects of performing in the Concertgebouw is the walk to the stage. You enter from high above the stage, and then walk down a long stairway to the bottom. We all negotiate lots of stairs in daily life without any problem, but when lots of people are watching you start thinking what if I trip. I’m glad to report that we all made it up and down the stairs a few times without incident. (Check out our Facebook page to see Chris G’s video of the walk down the stairs)On Saturday we headed to another favourite concert venue – the Dr Anton Philipszaal in The Hague. We travelled there from Schipol airport, and having discovered that there were some major issues on the train service to Den Haag, we took a taxi. At Schipol you might expect to step into a Mercedes or the like, but lined up among the Mercedes were some all-electric Tesla cars. Four of us (and our luggage) travelled in great comfort in one of these amazing vehicle – it’s incredibly quiet, and the acceleration is remarkable.We headed back home yesterday afternoon (the joys of a morning concert), and go back on the road this evening. Before then I have a long list of things to do. I have just tried to print the announcement for the upcoming German concerts, and half way through the printer ran out of black ink, so that’s an extra thing added to my list.
From time to time I have been asked which my favourite concert venues are, and one of my top ten has to be Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. We performed there yesterday morning, as part of their regular concert series, which are also broadcast live on the Netherlands’ Radio 4. The hall was absolutely packed, and the atmosphere was fantastic. The hall is renowned for its acoustics, even when full, and it was such a pleasure to be back there once again – in fact we have the delight of performing there again in the summer. One of the more nerve-wracking aspects of performing in the Concertgebouw is the walk to the stage. You enter from high above the stage, and then walk down a long stairway to the bottom. We all negotiate lots of stairs in daily life without any problem, but when lots of people are watching you start thinking what if I trip. I’m glad to report that we all made it up and down the stairs a few times without incident. (Check out our Facebook page to see Chris G’s video of the walk down the stairs)On Saturday we headed to another favourite concert venue – the Dr Anton Philipszaal in The Hague. We travelled there from Schipol airport, and having discovered that there were some major issues on the train service to Den Haag, we took a taxi. At Schipol you might expect to step into a Mercedes or the like, but lined up among the Mercedes were some all-electric Tesla cars. Four of us (and our luggage) travelled in great comfort in one of these amazing vehicle – it’s incredibly quiet, and the acceleration is remarkable.We headed back home yesterday afternoon (the joys of a morning concert), and go back on the road this evening. Before then I have a long list of things to do. I have just tried to print the announcement for the upcoming German concerts, and half way through the printer ran out of black ink, so that’s an extra thing added to my list.
From time to time I have been asked which my favourite concert venues are, and one of my top ten has to be Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. We performed there yesterday morning, as part of their regular concert series, which are also broadcast live on the Netherlands’ Radio 4. The hall was absolutely packed, and the atmosphere was fantastic. The hall is renowned for its acoustics, even when full, and it was such a pleasure to be back there once again – in fact we have the delight of performing there again in the summer. One of the more nerve-wracking aspects of performing in the Concertgebouw is the walk to the stage. You enter from high above the stage, and then walk down a long stairway to the bottom. We all negotiate lots of stairs in daily life without any problem, but when lots of people are watching you start thinking what if I trip. I’m glad to report that we all made it up and down the stairs a few times without incident. (Check out our Facebook page to see Chris G’s video of the walk down the stairs)On Saturday we headed to another favourite concert venue – the Dr Anton Philipszaal in The Hague. We travelled there from Schipol airport, and having discovered that there were some major issues on the train service to Den Haag, we took a taxi. At Schipol you might expect to step into a Mercedes or the like, but lined up among the Mercedes were some all-electric Tesla cars. Four of us (and our luggage) travelled in great comfort in one of these amazing vehicle – it’s incredibly quiet, and the acceleration is remarkable.We headed back home yesterday afternoon (the joys of a morning concert), and go back on the road this evening. Before then I have a long list of things to do. I have just tried to print the announcement for the upcoming German concerts, and half way through the printer ran out of black ink, so that’s an extra thing added to my list.
From time to time I have been asked which my favourite concert venues are, and one of my top ten has to be Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. We performed there yesterday morning, as part of their regular concert series, which are also broadcast live on the Netherlands’ Radio 4. The hall was absolutely packed, and the atmosphere was fantastic. The hall is renowned for its acoustics, even when full, and it was such a pleasure to be back there once again – in fact we have the delight of performing there again in the summer. One of the more nerve-wracking aspects of performing in the Concertgebouw is the walk to the stage. You enter from high above the stage, and then walk down a long stairway to the bottom. We all negotiate lots of stairs in daily life without any problem, but when lots of people are watching you start thinking what if I trip. I’m glad to report that we all made it up and down the stairs a few times without incident. (Check out our Facebook page to see Chris G’s video of the walk down the stairs)On Saturday we headed to another favourite concert venue – the Dr Anton Philipszaal in The Hague. We travelled there from Schipol airport, and having discovered that there were some major issues on the train service to Den Haag, we took a taxi. At Schipol you might expect to step into a Mercedes or the like, but lined up among the Mercedes were some all-electric Tesla cars. Four of us (and our luggage) travelled in great comfort in one of these amazing vehicle – it’s incredibly quiet, and the acceleration is remarkable.We headed back home yesterday afternoon (the joys of a morning concert), and go back on the road this evening. Before then I have a long list of things to do. I have just tried to print the announcement for the upcoming German concerts, and half way through the printer ran out of black ink, so that’s an extra thing added to my list.
