Here and there

My apologies to everyone. It's been ages since we've posted anything. We have a very good excuse. Lots of traveling.

My time in Salzburg ended with playing a fantastic Mozart mass in the Mozarteum. So far it's one of the musical highlights of the year, but the year is still young...

After Salzburg came concerts in Lyon and Grenoble and then Erik escaped the desert so we could both spend a few weeks in Norway. It was -10 degrees Celsius and there was lots of snow on the ground - sometimes even to blizzard proportions, but somehow that was a lot easier to take than +5 degrees Celsius and the rain that met us on our return to Cologne.

View of the bay

The frozen harbor

The view from my practice room

Bass buddies

Skiing with the maestro

We had a fantastic time with incredibly nice, welcoming and friendly people. The town is lovely.

But alas, Erik is back in Qatar now and I am on the road with Mahler Chamber Orchestra. It's been a bit stressful because I've had a few writing deadlines, but I've met them and from here on out it's smooth sailing. We're in Italy now, Ferrara to be precise. 

 The cathedral

 

Its tower

Small shops built against the cathedral wall

Tomorrow it's off to Sandland again, but not the Sandland you're thinnking of. This time I'm going to El Ain which is near Dubai and Abu Dhabi. That will put me near Doha and on Saturday I'll take off from Dubai at 9:10am and land in Doha at the same time. How's that for a quick flight?