Monthly Archives: August 2011

The day Magdalena sang pop..

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Oh yes!!!! Now, unfortunately, my czech is nonexistent, but thanks to the magic of Google Translator, I can tell you that this song belongs to the album “If there could be any better”, by pop composer Petr Hapka and lirycist … Continue reading →

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Brahms 2 will cure you..

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

  … or at least, make sure that you get all the medical tests that you need in order to prevent breast cancer. Thanks, Simon.

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Barenboim for Nobel Prize

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Finally. Maestro is Baremboim is an official nominee to get the Nobel Prize for Peace. A committee of Nobel prize winners and Latin American cultural personalities -like peruvian writer and Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa- has launched a … Continue reading →

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Simon Rattle [not quite] en español

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

No, sorry he no habla en español [he doesn't speak spanish] but if the venezuelan journalist can speak english, then, he will answer gladly: Venezuelans are so lucky!!!!

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Wild thing ;)

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

Oh yeah… they are wild musicians and their conductor is no trained dog. Ask the CNN, who went to find out how Simon and the Berliners make it happen.

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Days of wine… and interviews

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

It´s time for the summer holidays and our man and his family are having theirs in lovely Spain, in Galicia – to be precise. But that doesn’t mean that he goes incomunicado for the rest of the planet. He agreed … Continue reading →

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