Thoroughly Good
@thoroughlygood.bsky.social
Writer. Coach. Listener. Classical music bod. Digital marketer. London. Lovely, but sometimes arsey. Boring and naff. https://blog.thoroughlygood.me
@liverpoolphil.bsky.social CEO Vanessa Reed: “Liverpool feels like home, even when you’re from Devon.”
Four months into her role, Vanessa talks proudly of the arts organisation's roots, its reach, and its potential in the latest episode.
Four months into her role, Vanessa talks proudly of the arts organisation's roots, its reach, and its potential in the latest episode.
October 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
@liverpoolphil.bsky.social CEO Vanessa Reed: “Liverpool feels like home, even when you’re from Devon.”
Four months into her role, Vanessa talks proudly of the arts organisation's roots, its reach, and its potential in the latest episode.
Four months into her role, Vanessa talks proudly of the arts organisation's roots, its reach, and its potential in the latest episode.
To the best of my knowledge there aren’t ANY classical music podcasts that require a PhD to listen to them.
October 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
To the best of my knowledge there aren’t ANY classical music podcasts that require a PhD to listen to them.
September 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Holiday reading.
August 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Holiday reading.
There appears to have been an unexpected weather event in the Royal Albert Hall.
July 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
There appears to have been an unexpected weather event in the Royal Albert Hall.
A big night ahead: #BBCProms First Night. But before that the
ROSL Arts Gold Medal at Wigmore Hall. And before that a Sauvignon Blanc thanks very much.
ROSL Arts Gold Medal at Wigmore Hall. And before that a Sauvignon Blanc thanks very much.
July 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A big night ahead: #BBCProms First Night. But before that the
ROSL Arts Gold Medal at Wigmore Hall. And before that a Sauvignon Blanc thanks very much.
ROSL Arts Gold Medal at Wigmore Hall. And before that a Sauvignon Blanc thanks very much.
Thoroughly Good’s Lewisham #Eurovision Jury for SF2 is now fully in session. Australia was breathtakingly dull. So too Montenegro.
May 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Thoroughly Good’s Lewisham #Eurovision Jury for SF2 is now fully in session. Australia was breathtakingly dull. So too Montenegro.
BBC Radio 3 wins Gold for Best Station at Radio Academy ARIA Awards.
May 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
BBC Radio 3 wins Gold for Best Station at Radio Academy ARIA Awards.
Off the beaten track tonight at West Road Concert Hall for East Anglian Chamber Orchestra in music by Arnold, Nielsen, Schubert and Mozart.
May 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Off the beaten track tonight at West Road Concert Hall for East Anglian Chamber Orchestra in music by Arnold, Nielsen, Schubert and Mozart.
Britten Pears Arts CEO Andrew Comben reflects on his career including stints at Wigmore Hall, Britten Pears Young Artist Programme and Brighton Festival, in an episode previewing this year’s Aldeburgh Festival. lnk.to/LStclm
May 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Britten Pears Arts CEO Andrew Comben reflects on his career including stints at Wigmore Hall, Britten Pears Young Artist Programme and Brighton Festival, in an episode previewing this year’s Aldeburgh Festival. lnk.to/LStclm
New podcast out with horn player Martin Owen reflecting on the first of two Manchester Camerata Mozart concerts, plus a career spanning 30 years+. lnk.to/LMGzz2
April 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
New podcast out with horn player Martin Owen reflecting on the first of two Manchester Camerata Mozart concerts, plus a career spanning 30 years+. lnk.to/LMGzz2
Pianist Jan Lisiecki on the pursuit of perfection in live performance.
April 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Pianist Jan Lisiecki on the pursuit of perfection in live performance.
#Adolescence from @netflix.com is a remarkable piece of television. Disturbing. Relevant. Stunning performances. Breathtaking direction. A challenging watch.
March 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#Adolescence from @netflix.com is a remarkable piece of television. Disturbing. Relevant. Stunning performances. Breathtaking direction. A challenging watch.
In a break from normal coverage: Volodymyr Zelensky, you are the hero. End of.
February 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
In a break from normal coverage: Volodymyr Zelensky, you are the hero. End of.
The AI debate might appear to have lead UK press coverage yesterday, but this is clearly wrap-around advertising not editorial. I shudder to think how much this front page advertising has set the ISM back. To suggest this is editorial is misleading.
February 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The AI debate might appear to have lead UK press coverage yesterday, but this is clearly wrap-around advertising not editorial. I shudder to think how much this front page advertising has set the ISM back. To suggest this is editorial is misleading.
Stephen Hough with the Bournemouth Symphony after the premiere of his Piano Concerto. Fabulous. Hough is a national treasure. Confirmed.
February 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Stephen Hough with the Bournemouth Symphony after the premiere of his Piano Concerto. Fabulous. Hough is a national treasure. Confirmed.
Not only is Stephen Hough a brilliant pianist and a gorgeous human being, but he’s also a fabulous writer too. I cannot wait for the premiere of his piano concerto next week.
February 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Not only is Stephen Hough a brilliant pianist and a gorgeous human being, but he’s also a fabulous writer too. I cannot wait for the premiere of his piano concerto next week.
Royal Festival Hall definitely my favourite, also my local. @lporchestra.bsky.social fast approaching the finest orchestra south of the Thames, joined this evening by Benjamin Grosvenor for Mozart 21 and a prompt, tidy and entertaining Tchaik 4 with conductor Andrey Boreyko.
January 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Royal Festival Hall definitely my favourite, also my local. @lporchestra.bsky.social fast approaching the finest orchestra south of the Thames, joined this evening by Benjamin Grosvenor for Mozart 21 and a prompt, tidy and entertaining Tchaik 4 with conductor Andrey Boreyko.
At Wigmore Hall to hear clarinettist Martin Fröst perform my final year recital (minus the Berg 4 Stücke and Chausson’s Andante and Allegro. I’m banking on Fröst making a better fist of things.
January 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
At Wigmore Hall to hear clarinettist Martin Fröst perform my final year recital (minus the Berg 4 Stücke and Chausson’s Andante and Allegro. I’m banking on Fröst making a better fist of things.
Flunked out after my lunchtime jaunt to central
London (suggesting energy levels are still sub-par). Revisiting the @marqueeartstv Amazon Prime subscription and watching LPO’s Tchaik 5 with Canellakis. The photography zings, and the playing is taut.
London (suggesting energy levels are still sub-par). Revisiting the @marqueeartstv Amazon Prime subscription and watching LPO’s Tchaik 5 with Canellakis. The photography zings, and the playing is taut.
January 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Flunked out after my lunchtime jaunt to central
London (suggesting energy levels are still sub-par). Revisiting the @marqueeartstv Amazon Prime subscription and watching LPO’s Tchaik 5 with Canellakis. The photography zings, and the playing is taut.
London (suggesting energy levels are still sub-par). Revisiting the @marqueeartstv Amazon Prime subscription and watching LPO’s Tchaik 5 with Canellakis. The photography zings, and the playing is taut.
Spirited, self-assured musicianship from cellist Anastasia Kobekina and pianist Jean-Selim Abdelmoula in a programme of late 19th and early 20th century romantic music at @wigmore-hall - all youthful exuberance, haunting lyricism and emotional turbulence.
January 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Spirited, self-assured musicianship from cellist Anastasia Kobekina and pianist Jean-Selim Abdelmoula in a programme of late 19th and early 20th century romantic music at @wigmore-hall - all youthful exuberance, haunting lyricism and emotional turbulence.