Hough on Life

Monday, July 26, 2010 ·

Stephen Hough is a poet of Twitter! Read a few of the English pianist's previous posts and see if you agree.

"Climbing rose in my little garden - ferocious, with a stalk like a python, spitting out its white flowers in sprays of white." 2:30 PM Jun 21st via web

"Practising Chopin waltzes - like a box of chocolates: finish one, start another." 9:52 AM Jun 17th via OpenBeak

"Isle of Man: the sea is steel-blue, like a sword recovered from some ancient Celtic battle across the leprechaun-green hills." Tuesday, June 29, 2010 6:55:01 AM via OpenBeak

"Let me become your pupil, even if I must pay my tuition with blood" - the young Mahler to the old Hans von Bulow. 12:30 PM May 23rd via OpenBeak

"No ID, but 'je suis moi' got me past the security guard." 9:43 AM May 19th via OpenBeak

Stephen Hough performs the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 with The Cleveland Orchestra at the Blossom Festival on July 31.

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