Moving Performance Blog
Do you remember the first time?
We’re well into Proms season in London, with the Royal Albert Hall showcasing the finest orchestras from around the world. There’s always a mix of old and new at the Proms. New pieces of music receive their debuts. Orchestras who have never performed at the event have their first opportunity to shine on a London…
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More Inspiring Change
After blogging on International Women’s Day in March about raising the profile of women in music, and how encouragement inspires everyone to excel, we were delighted to hear the news that composer Judith Weir is to become the first female Master of the Queen’s Music. Or should that be Mistress? Regardless of titles, another glass…
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Andy Murray, Amélie Mauresmo and how raising your EQ can be a Game Changer
As Andy Murray powers through the first week of Wimbledon, all eyes are on the Scot to see if he can keep his hard-worn Wimbledon crown from last summer. His physical prowess and skill has never been in doubt for the sportsman, but as with all great performances, it’s emotional grit that makes all the…
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A man among equals: Conductor Mariss Jansons
Latvian conductor Mariss Jansons is held in high regard by musicians the world over. At 72 years old, he’s been the chief conductor of the Dutch Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for ten years. When the BBC’s Global Business Correspondent Peter Day went to see the orchestra perform at the Barbican in April, it inspired him to…
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Smile For Success
It’s been a busy start to springtime, kicking off with our latest edition of Know the Score®. It never ceases to amaze me how much can be learned about leadership from an orchestra. Every time, I come away with a new insight. This time was no different. As conductor, Stephen Bell led one of our sessions,…
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Sir Alex Ferguson’s Orchestral Management Style
Poor David Moyes. Some would say he was doomed to fail, following in the footsteps of a football manager like Sir Alex Ferguson who was more legend than real by the end of his term at Manchester United Football Club. But perhaps Moyes could have learned, as Ferguson did, from the way the orchestra work…
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Mahler And How Bold Moves Empower Businesses
One of my (Ben’s) favourite symphonies is Gustav Mahler’s Third. It’s the longest symphony in the standard repertoire, with six movements, and a huge range of sound meant to encapsulate the entirety of human emotion. I’ve seen it performed loads of times, so when Timothy Redmond, the conductor who works together with us on our…
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Inspiring Change in Business on International Women’s Day
‘Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman,’ sang Tammy Wynette, but today, on International Women’s Day, the question is ‘Is it harder to be a woman than it should be?’ This year’s theme is Inspiring Change, and alongside issues of women’s welfare around the world, inevitably International Women’s Day forces us to look at where…
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Pick Up The Baton
There aren’t many people able to conduct an orchestra, and very few of us will ever get the chance to try without putting in years of study and hard work first. Last September ImprovEverywhere, (the people behind the annual No Pants Subway Ride) sat an ensemble of musicians from the Carnegie Hall Orchestra on a…
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