Mostly music, art, film & photography. Likes writing about all of these: formerly on the ‘Specs’ blog, now part of the ArtMuseLondon team.
Adrian Ainsworth
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Zurbarán at the National Gallery. My word.
Applause for Lise Davidsen & James Baillieu after their Wigmore Hall recital this evening.
Always good to get the elder Specs out on a jaunt. 👓👓👓👓 Much fun to be had at ‘High Society’ & only took several weeks to get out of the Barbican!
Well done to my barber, who has once again successfully located my face.
Latest book purchases. The first two entries in my apparent ‘E.W. authors only’ project…
Shamefully tardy posting this but had a terrific time at #OHPFanciulla last night: one of my favourite operas & everything clicked from the first swing of the saloon doors. Soloists, chorus & orchestra all on🔥. I still tense up during the poker game. Thank you @operahollandpark.bsky.social!
An hour of pure pleasure from @carolynsampson.bsky.social @josephmiddleton.bsky.social in this superbly programmed & dazzlingly performed recital, taking us back to 1901, @wigmore-hall.org.uk’s birth-year.
Find it on BBC Sounds (search for 'Wigmore Hall 125' for this & other gigs in the series).
Splendid time at Elvis Costello’s ‘early songs’ gig last night. The RAH sound was behaving & we got lucky with a set full of unexpected favourites (‘Watch Your Step’! ‘Opportunity’!). Stirring stuff.
🖼️🤔👓 As part of @wigmore-hall.org.uk’s 125th anniversary festival, @carolynsampson.bsky.social @josephmiddleton.bsky.social gave a recital of songs dating back to 1901. A sensitive performance, full of warmth & joy. More enthusiasm in my write-up here…
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A new recital from @carolynsampson.bsky.social @josephmiddleton.bsky.social is always a red-letter day: every song here dates back to 1901, when @wigmore-hall.org.uk opened. So, a gratuitous day off for me, heading into town, then via the 'record shop route' to the venue. Looking forward!
2026 marks Wigmore Hall’s 125th anniversary, and the venue has been celebrating its birth year in style, with a fortnight-long festival of over 20 concerts. This jewel among them took us back to wh…
