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Posted on February 12, 2008"God do I have some ugly faces..." said Riz, flicking through our photos from their set last year at Reading festival. On that note, we bring you some more photographs of Riz, Static, and Ransom - from their UK tour dates last December with Mark Lanegan. Check out our tour photo special! The set list for their UK dates included the following songs from their debut album (out now): Peave Love & Toxic, Drops Of Miracles, Fly, Hitches, Running Dry, Don't Wake Me, and Giving Thrills. The band decide the set list just before they go onstage each night, so it can change from night to night depending on what they feel like playing. How were the shows? Read on..
GLASGOW - The band are excited to be back in the UK, albeit struggling a little to understand the Scottish accents. Having only arrived the night before in London, it was a long drive up to Glasgow overnight in order to arrive in good time to set up for the show. The band tried to take a nap on the way up, but that's not easy in a minivan crammed to the ceiling with everything imaginable for a tour. Riz has even brought his Union Jack belt buckle with him, which he duly poses for a photo with in Manchester, complete with a Gawd Save The Queen sign he made himself (check out that photo in the tour photo special). The show goes great, and the Glaswegians get to see firsthand just how many drumsticks Ransom breaks each set. "They just snap", he shrugs.
MANCHESTER - One band member divulges that much hilarity ensued enroute from Glasgow when Ransom got a little confused and thought Manchester was actually London, and referred to suburbs, before defensively declaring "well, they're really close aren't they?!" Anyway, after a fantastic show, in which Static nearly managed to lose his only pair of infamous goggles to a fan and Ransom let fly some more snapped drumsticks, the band retired to that fabulous hearse-owning club known as the Rock Kitchen (whose hospitality knows no bounds). In fact the band thought the club was so great, they all want to come back and play an intimate club show there! It's a nice opportunity to hang out with the band, to get to know them a little. I learn that Riz doesn't drink, Static loves red wine, and that Ransom "can hold his own". Static has some truly awful jokes about kangeroos and virgins... We discuss the venues the band are playing this tour, how it is going so far, and Riz talks about his ambitions to play Wembley Arena, exclaiming "you don't believe me, do you? We will, we really will." I assure him, when that day arrives, I'll be down the front. Static has a new sticker on his bass 'free the dogs, chain the humans', plus a cartoon sketch of a chicken with a rather large penis (we didn't ask) and has brought a photo of his dog Jack out on the road with him to remind him of home. Ransom is busy with a camera, taking some holiday snaps to remember the trip. The band already have some new songs written, and Riz tells me he has plans for the next couple of Anyone albums.. for it to get more and more pschedelic, so you have to take time to 'get it'. A big fan of Floyd, he tells he wants to create an album as astounding as 'The Wall'. The band even joke about about which Zeppelin or Bowie covers they could do. Not much else to report from Manchester, except to mention the flood... and those in the know will understand that.
LONDON - In proper British fashion, the weather is freezing, and when I arrive at the venue early evening, I find Riz wrapped up like a eskimo in one of the largest coats you would find. He grins sheepishly, and says "hey, when it's cold, you just gotta give in and be warm". He's right, so we bundle everyone off to a nearby Morrocan restaurant for food, where we end up hijacking the downstairs to hold an impromptu photo shoot because the decor was so amazing! The band spend the time before the show hanging out with the Roadrunner teamers, signing stuff and chatting. During the set, Ransom often calls out to the crowd, throwing sticks out etc. He tells me afterwards he loves being involved with the crowd, and being the drummer is cool, because he can watch everything that is happening, study the front row etc, and give some of the love back. The interaction between the 3 band members is quite something to see - they are such a tight knit group, when you see Riz 'conducting' Static and Ransom, it is almost as though you can sense some telepathic vibe. Static talks about how visual their music is and how "people can hear through what they see". After the set, the band hang out in their increasingly smoke-filled dressing room, with some new friends. Static and I wander out to catch Mark Lanegan's set. At the end of the night, the band go to stay with a friend in Bayswater for more debauchery, before heading up to Wolverhampton in the morning.
WOLVERHAMPTON - On the way to find food before the show, we have to keep pausing to take photographs of local churches, the town Christmas tree and other such features. The band are all genuinely excited to be over here, and their enthusiam is nice to see. Although we find out that Static would like room service to be available everywhere he goes, and that when at home seafood-fan Riz eats super healthily, the band readily accept that when on tour "you just gotta eat whatever you can get your hands on". Just as well, for we fell into an IKEA-decorated cafe with the slowest service in history. When we end up taking the food back to the venue, the band are so tired from the last 3 days of touring, it's nap time in the dressing room for 30 minutes instead. After the show, Riz concernedly asks "you couldn't tell I was really tired, could you?", the late nights and early starts having taken their toll. Static spends some quality time teaching their driver Paul rude Swedish, and shows me pictures from their CD insert of the new tattoos he wants to get - a star, and a girl, both drawn by Riz. The band give me a lift in their bus back to the hotel we are all staying at that night. While checking in, Ransom digs out his camera again, and we pose for cheesy pictures with the fake plants in the lobby. After hanging out in one of the hotel rooms for some time, chatting and looking at tour manager Mick's photos of the band, it's a late finish to the night for everyone. The band are up and out of the hotel for 5:30am though, in order to drive back to London and catch a flight to Germany for 2 days of press. No rest for the wicked...
It's been a long time coming, but it is now confirmed, written in stone, painted on the wall...Anyone's self titled debut has a street date in the U.S. On February 26th, Anyone's music will be in stores. What more to say? Last year Street Beat, a part of NYRock.com, reviewed of load of unsigned, newly signed, and independent label bands. Sitting proud in their Top 10 choices of the year is Anyone. We quote, "Anyone rocks". Need more clarification? Shouldn't, but if so, you can check out their full review of Anyone's work HERE. Of course, over here in Europe, it's been out in the shops for a while you lucky people, so if you have it, go and play it loudly right now. And if you haven't, what are you waiting for?!
Words on the UK tour from Mick... "The only word that I can think to describe the tour is Euphoric. Only our second trip to the UK and we were received by an overwhelming barrage of applause after each and every song at every single show. Night after night energy was transferred between the band and audience over and over again until it exploded outward with Thrills. You could see spasms of electricity emanating from fans minds as the bands finale convulsed. We can't wait to experience the trip again."
Ransom first met Static when he bumped into him backstage at a Korn gig. Being a big fan of Anyone, (although never having seen them live), when he saw Riz wander off from chatting to Static he had to go talk to Static and say what a great band he thought Anyone was. Apparently Static found this all kinda funny and kept quiet about being the bassist until Riz returned! It's true.
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When I was cutting my teeth on the Knicks in the 90's, the schedule was chock full of rivals. It was like Lincoln's cabinet (History!).
New York had intense rivalries with the Bulls, the Pacers, the Heat and even a brief, but passionate fling with Shaquille O'Neal and the Magic. But the thing about rivalries, is that they only work when both teams are good. The Knicks/Celtics "rivalry" hasn't really flourished in over two decades, what with neither team ever being good at the same time.
So sure, I still get the shakes at the sight of the Bulls, recoil in disgust at the thought of the Pacers and am fairly upset that the Heat are even still a thing, but none of those have really been rivalries by the historical definition for an awful long time now.
Which brings us to the Nets. The Nets and Knicks have never been rivals. Most of the time, it's been hard to remember that the Nets even exist. Two teams, within miles of each other, sharing the same division and yet the Nets seemed designed as simply a way for New Jersey Knicks fans to get to see their team a couple times a year.
But with a move to Brooklyn, the Nets are hoping to change all that. With the two teams sitting 1 and 2 at the top of the Atlantic standings, their first meeting takes on a little more significance. The pieces are in place for a legitimate long-standing, inner-city hatred.
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Homeopathic Bad Breath CuresMonday, November 2nd, 2009
Most of us know that the offensive odor coming out of someone's mouth can be associated with poor oral hygiene, gingivitis, caries, tonsilitis, tonsillar plaques, various foods, tobacco, dehydration, and various diseases in the body. Homeopathy can be an effective cure for chronic bad breath because it treats the individual as a whore rather than targeting certain parts/organs. Sometimes for a permanent bad breath cure, it can work if the physical, emotional, mental and social spheres of a person are targeted. If these spheres are not in equilibrium, that's when things tend to go awry.
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Today's poem was inspired by a prompt from Writing the Sacred: A Palm Inspired Path To Appreciating and Writing Sacred Poetry by Ray McGinnis.
Divine parent-mother and father, human and divine,
I give you thanks with my entire being;
before the sun, moon and stars I declare your praise.
You pull the orphan close feeding her with the eternal milk of your unconditional love.
When I was invisible you saw me in my distress;
even when others refused to look upon me.
Your grace and mercy follow me all of my days,
like twin companions flanking me on each side during this sojourn we call life.
Who can quantify your ways or figure out your favor?
With joy I will share my testimony with all who need encouragement along the way.
Your praise will continually be upon my pen as I write of your loving ways.
Your divine love will light my path as I illuminate the darkness for your glory.
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With interest I read your list. Webb seems intriguing. Sounds a bit like Markakis with more upside on power???
osforlife wrote:I think it might be time to promote Webb to Frederick. The only thing that concerns me is the strikeouts but he seems to be a complete player. He has stolen 15 stolen bases, 8 homeruns, .429 OBP, and a cannon from right field. I like it !!
Hopefully, he can keep producing in as he moves onto higher challenges.
Shorebirdfan wrote:I've been watching Webb the last season and a half, and what has been most impressive recently is his maturity at the plate. Last season he was pretty much a free swinger, and often offered up at some really bad pitches. This season he has become MUCH more patient at the plate, recognizing the strike zone much better and simply waiting for the game to come to him. This has lead to him making contact with more hittable pitches leading to the power we are seeing. I think its important to remember that pitching (and umpiring) at Low A often are not that good and most players could walk more if they simply remain patient. Honestly, I'm not sure what has sparked the change in Webb, but it is obvious in the field too. He has always had a cannon, but last season throws were inconsistent. Lately he has been pin point, and he is covering more ground agressively getting to balls and making outstanding diving catches. I did see him make a bad baserunning error last night, but those things happen.
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Ampontan wrote:no one else is likely to pay him anything like that either, even if he turns into the second coming of Reggie Jackson in October.
How true.
The best way to value a contract is to pay for what you're going to get, not what you got.
Ampontan wrote:no one else is likely to pay him anything like that either, even if he turns into the second coming of Reggie Jackson in October.
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What do you base that on?
What I see is a player with very quick reflexes on his first step, but limited ability to quickly make the second or third step. With the right training regimen that might be something that could improve, but would you risk 11M on it?
It's no secret that you win ball games by scoring more runs than the other guy. They score six, you have to score seven or more. Of course, if you only let them score three, you only need four to beat them. I could live with Reynolds below average bat if he were an above average defender. He's not. If we used his 11M to buy a better defender and a quality pitcher or an above average DH then we could actually improve the run differential. We don't have to narrowly focus on just spending more money to buy a better 1B. This was the heart of Moneyball and it makes sense when you have a budget limitation, and PA has certainly made sure of that.
Matt P wrote:I wonder at the end of the season if he finishes up with a higher batting average than Hardy and Wieters if everyone will feel they both need to go.
TuckerBlair89 wrote:They will site his defense as the factor.
I will say that if there are no conclusively better options at first, then I have no problem with them bringing him back. Maybe not at the 11 mil option, but if they can work out another deal. I could totally see them signing a low key guy to platoon with Betemit though...which would not be ideal.
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I just bring it up because the two reasons everyone hates on Reynolds is batting average and strike outs. I doubt many people realize his batting average is higher than JJ's right now. Not to mention Reynolds' .350 OBP which blows Wieters' and Hardy's out of the water.
osforlife wrote:I'am basing off an eye test.
Matt P wrote:I just bring it up because the two reasons everyone hates on Reynolds
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I'm using the same evaluating tool except that, apparently, I see different things than you do. What I see is a player with quick reflexes and precise movements ON HIS FIRST STEP in either direction. That's consistent with his performance at 3B. What he gains at 1B is that he doesn't have to throw.
If he could become more fluid in moving to his right he would have a good chance to go from an AVERAGE defender to an ABOVE AVERAGE defender. That still wouldn't make him worth his 11M option, but it would certainly be a step in the right direction.
If he would become disciplined enough to starting taking pitches away to right field with consistency he could turn some of those Ks into hits or productive outs. He would benefit by (1) improving his OBA and RBIs; (2) turn his ICE COLD streaks into just mini slumps; (3) make pitchers become a bit leery about working the outside corner resulting in more pitches in his Red Zone; (4) force the opposing fielders to play him more straight away which would open the power alleys for him. Let's face it; he's a premier hitter WHEN HE MAKES CONTACT. Why not ask him to make a critical adjustment to help the team?
ALONG WITH improving his range THEN you would have an 11M man, at at least someone worthy of some combination of base and ABs incentive that equals the 11M range.
osforlife wrote:Range really factors in at shortstop. I would know, I am one. But first base, IMO, if you have a good first step, you're good to go.
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In honor of National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day 2012 (May 9), this issue of Recovery for All features personal stories and histories of experiences of youth and young adults involved in NAMI, current research in interest of better supporting the mental health of diverse youth and recent and upcoming new resources that aim to strengthen and empower youth.
Growing Up Strong with NAMIby Destin Strauss, Stigma Buster and Advisory Member of the Board, NAMI Lexington (Ky.)
"Life happens and you have to stay strong as you go on the journey. I had to grow up quickly when my Mom suddenly stopped teaching in 2004 due to health issues. I started attending NAMI events in 2006 after my mom took NAMI Family-to-Family… I began to learn about mental illness and became a Stigma Buster… At age 12, I became active with NAMI Family-to-Family and the NAMI Family Support Group. I supported my mom's leadership roles and attempted to start a youth support group…" Click here to read the full story.
My Storyby Kim, former intern of NAMI Augusta (Ga.)
"My teenage years started off on a good foot, starting high school with a new perspective—a new start to a whole new life. For a little while the new experience welcomed me with open arms, then reality hit… I battled with major depression, anxiety disorder, slight multi-personality disorder, and other mental illness diagnoses. I was no longer the same girl… I had to create the will to live and that's when I began to recover. As senior year came along I decided to expand on my personal experience and create a support group for my senior project." Click here to read the full story.
Beacon of Light: My Path to Becoming a NAMI Leaderby Jinneh Dyson, executive director, NAMI Metropolitan Houston
"I knew that it was my passion and life calling to work with others that had been affected by mental illness. After many years working in the field, I realized that my voice and my story were needed in a different capacity. I was needed to advocate for others. In 2008 I started working as a director of education for a NAMI Oklahoma and soon after I was promoted to executive director, making me one of few African Americans in this leadership role and, being under 30, one of the youngest. After a recent move closer to my childhood home, I am now the executive director of NAMI Metropolitan Houston." Click here to read the full story.
Supporting Students: Addressing Mental Health on College Campusesby Dana Markey, program manager, NAMI
In an effort to equip colleges with this important information, NAMI recently completed a national survey of young adults living with mental illness currently enrolled in school or who were enrolled in the past five years… Among the major conclusions of the survey, stigma continues to be the number one barrier to accessing mental health services and supports for college students. Click here to read the full story.
Learning to Support LGBT Children's Mental Health and Well-Being by Caitlin Ryan, Ph.D., A.C.S.W., director, Family Acceptance Project, San Francisco State University
While there are a range of support services for LGBT youth, few services have focused on the role or needs of families of LGBT adolescents, particularly families that are Spanish-speaking. This prompted and Dr. Rafael Diaz and myself to start the Family Acceptance Project (FAP) in 2002—the first research, education, family intervention and policy project to help ethnically and religiously diverse families support their LGBT children. FAP is affiliated with San Francisco State University. Our team has conducted the first in-depth research on what happens in Latino families when LGBT young people come out during adolescence. Click here to read the full story.
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Lawless was told this information from a "veteran member of the NHL's board of Governors."
He writes that the league is under the impression that Donald Fehr isn't interested in making a deal until after Bettman has cancelled the season and he is intentionally slowing down the talks.
Lawless adds that Bettman would be willing to talk after he cancels the season but will only be interested in making a deal for 2013-14 and at that point, the proposal that the NHL makes will be different from the one currently on the table.
Agent Allan Walsh sent out tweets early this morning, saying:
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- We'll hear "the season will be canceled", "Fehr doesn't want to do a deal", "the deal next summer will be far worse after a canceled season"
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In each moment, each of us experiences a gap between whatever is going on, whatever the actual situation is, and what we would prefer to have happening. This can range from mundane things like wanting the lettuce in our salad to be less soggy, or the feeling of time pressure at the end of a busy day when we want to get a few more things done, to really difficult things like chronic pain or deep grief. This gap is pretty much there all the time, for all of us, and our dissatisfaction in any given moment seems to be more or less proportional to the size of this gap.
For most of us, we are very clear from a young age that the best way to reduce our dissatisfaction is to reduce or eliminate this gap. If we could just make that gap go away completely, we think we could finally be happy. And we do this by making the effort to bring about whatever situation we prefer, or — if the gap isn't too big — maybe we ignore it for the time being. But even when we do that, we are still really sure that if we could just eliminate that gap, our dissatisfaction would be eliminated. This approach is so basic that we hardly even notice it, and most of us spend our whole lives trying to reduce the size of this gap between what is and what we would prefer.
Sometimes we may find ourselves in really difficult situations in which there is no possibility for closing the gap. Chronic pain can go on for years, and we want that pain to go away more than anything, but none of the medical treatments or special diets or exercises help very much. Or someone very dear to us dies, and there's nothing we can do to remove the grief.
If we're not in such dire circumstances and if we are reasonably lucky, we can get pretty good with this gap-reduction strategy: maybe we are successful in our careers, we are savvy consumers, we have learned from our previous relationships. We can get pretty good at being in the world and getting what we want most of the time. But even if we are one of these fortunate souls, we find that as soon as we close the gap between what is and what we would prefer, it immediately re-opens as the situation changes and our attention is drawn to something else that we would prefer over what's actually going on.
So this whole business of trying to get what we want seems to be a losing strategy, because no matter how good we get at bringing about our preferences, the gap never seems to close for very long. In fact, we may find that the very effort of continually trying to get what we want just makes us sick, because we see that we are trapped in this endless round of unfulfilled desire that never ends. This is samsara.
Then, maybe we read a magazine article about meditation or a friend tells us about it, and for some reason we decide to give it a try. We sit still and just bring simple mindful attention to what is actually going on in each moment. We feel our breathing, we notice our thoughts coming and going, and we don't get too caught up in them. We find that meditation brings us some relief from the endless round of desire that we have been trapped in, and that it sort of gets us out of the whole business of continually, compulsively working to get what we want.
After practicing in this way for a while, we may feel really enthusiastic and decide to do a one-day meditation retreat, or even a week-long meditation retreat. This is often a rude awakening, because we find that when we try to meditate for a whole day, our minds and bodies start to rebel. Our legs fall asleep. Our backs and knees hurt. We are so sleepy! We want our meditation to be clear and peaceful, and it's not, so we fall back on our gap-reduction strategies: If we can find the right zafu or maybe a bench, or the right height in a zabutan, then our knees or back won't hurt. If we drink the right amount of coffee at the right time, we can stay awake during zazen. If we can just shift our posture slightly, then our legs won't fall asleep. But eventually we see that this is just another way of playing into this business of trying to get our preferences met, and eventually we can let go of this and just be present with whatever the difficulty of the moment is, without trying to change it or make it go away.
Over time, we continue the practice. And maybe we're not sure if it's helping, but we do feel a little more ease in our life; we seem to be tossed around by our emotions a bit less than we were before we started practicing. We find that we're still able to make important life decisions – should we change jobs, what kind of car should we get – but we find that we can hold all of these decisions more lightly than we did before. And we see that things will more or less work out fine and that getting all worked up about things doesn't really seem to help much.
This seems to be what happens when ordinary people continue the practice of meditation day after day, year after year. I don't know if it's the unsurpassed, complete, perfect enlightenment of the Buddhas; but I have no doubt at all that it can bring some peace into our lives, and that when we are peaceful, it can really help those around us – our family, friends, and co-workers.
by Sengtsan
Third Zen Ancestor of China (d. 606 AD)
The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences. When love and hate are both absent, everything becomes clear and undisguised. Make the smallest distinction, however, and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart. If you wish to see the truth, then hold no opinions for or against anything. To set up what you like against what you dislike is the disease of the mind. When the deep meaning of things are not understood, the mind's essential peace is disturbed to no avail.


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HťlŤne Grimaud Ė Biography
She could be called a Renaissance woman for our times. HťlŤne Grimaud is not just a deeply passionate and committed musical artist whose pianistic accomplishments play a central role in her life. She is a woman with multiple talents that extend far beyond the instrument she plays with such poetic expression and peerless technical control. The French artist has established herself as a committed wildlife conservationist, a compassionate human rights activist and as a writer.
Grimaud was born in 1969 in Aix-en-Provence where she began her piano studies at the conservatory with Jacqueline Courtin and subsequently under Pierre Barbizet in Marseille. She was accepted into the Paris Conservatoire at just 13 and won first prize in piano performance a mere three years later. She continued to study with GyŲrgy SŠndor and Leon Fleisher until, in 1987, she gave her well-received debut recital in Tokyo. The same year the renowned conductor Daniel Barenboim invited her to perform with the Orchestre de Paris.†
This marked the launch of Grimaudís musical career; one highlighted by concerts with most of the worldís major orchestras and many celebrated conductors. Her recordings have been critically acclaimed and awarded numerous accolades, among them the Cannes Classical Recording of the Year, Choc du Monde de la musique, Diapason díor, Grand Prix du disque, Record Academy Prize (Tokyo), Midem Classic Award and the Echo Award.
Between her debut in 1995 with the Berliner Philharmoniker under Claudio Abbado and her first performance with the New York Philharmonic under Kurt Masur in 1999 Ė just two of many acclaimed musical milestones Ė Grimaud made a wholly different kind of debut: in upper New York State she established the Wolf Conservation Center.
Her love for the endangered species was sparked by a chance encounter with a wolf in northern Florida which led to her determination to open an environmental education centre. ďTo be involved in direct conservation and being able to put animals back where they belong,Ē she says, ďthereís just nothing more fulfilling.Ē†
But Grimaudís engagement doesnít end there: she is also a member of the organisation Musicians for Human Rights, a worldwide network of musicians and people working in the field of music to promote a culture of human rights and social change.†
For most people, establishing and running an environmental organisation or having a flourishing career as a musician would be accomplishment enough. Yet, remarkably, HťlŤne Grimaud has also found time to pursue writing. Her first book,†Variations Sauvages, was published in French in 2003 and subsequently translated into English, Japanese, Dutch and German. Her second book, LeÁons particuliŤres, which is part novel and part autobiography, followed in 2005. Most recently she published Retour ŗ Salem, also a semi-autobiographical novel, which was released in French in October 2013.
Despite her divided dedication to these multiple passions, it is through Grimaudís thoughtful and tenderly expressive music-making that she most deeply touches the emotions of audiences. Fortunately, they have been able to enjoy her concerts due to her extensive touring around the world. Throughout this season, HťlŤne will perform her new recital programme inspired by Ďwaterí in the US, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy, UK and France. In December 14, she will make her debut at the Park Avenue Armory performing her recital programme as part of a large scale installation created by the artist Douglas Gordon Ė tears becomeÖstreams become... †HťlŤne and Douglas will reunite later in the season at the Manchester International Festival. Her orchestral engagements include her return to the Berlin Philharmonic with Valery Gergiev, Orchestre national de Lyon with Leonard Slatkin and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra with Yannick Nťzet-Sťguin.†
In September 2013, Deutsche Grammophon released her album of the two Brahms piano concertos; the first concerto with Andris Nelsons conducting the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra†and the second recorded with the Vienna Philharmonic. When she took the Brahms on tour to Southeast Asia, The Straits Times of Singapore said: ďHer playing was distinguished by superb timing and consistency of touch, and seamless interplay between piano and orchestra.Ē
Grimaud is also an ardent and committed chamber musician who performs frequently at the most prestigious festivals and cultural events with a wide range of musical collaborators that has included Sol Gabetta, Thomas Quasthoff, Rolando Villazůn, Jan Vogler, Truls MÝrk, Clemens Hagen and the CapuÁon brothers.†
An exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist since 2002, her album prior to the Brahms concertos was Duo, a collaboration with cellist Sol Gabetta, which won the 2013 ECHO Award for ďchamber recording of the yearĒ. The disc was released in October 2012 and that autumn the pair gave a series of concerts in Germany and France, performing the cello sonatas by Schumann, Brahms, Shostakovich and Debussy which are featured on the disc. The albumís repertoire originated as an inspired recreation of a concert they gave at the 2011 Gstaad Festival and which the Berner Zeitung described at the time as ďbreathtakingĒ while BBC Music Magazine commented that ď. . . in the grand first movement [of Brahmsí Cello Sonata No. 1] HťlŤne Grimaud produces a context of almost orchestral depth and spaciousness into which Gabetta projects her eloquently refined lines.Ē
Previous releases include her Mozart Piano Concertos No.†19 and No.†23, a disc released in 2011, which also featured a collaboration with singer Mojca Erdmann on a recording of Mozartís Chíio mi scordi di te?. Grimaudís 2010 release, the solo recital album Resonances, featured music by Mozart, Berg, Liszt and Bartůk. Other DG recordings by Grimaud include Bachís solo and concerto works in which she directed the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen from the piano bench, and a Beethoven disc with Staatskapelle Dresden and Vladimir Jurowski, Reflection and Credo (both of which feature a number of works linked thematically), a Chopin and Rachmaninov Sonatas disc, a Bartůk CD with Grimaud playing the Third Piano Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra under Pierre Boulez and a DVD†release of Rachmaninovís Second Piano Concerto with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra under the direction of Claudio Abbado.
HťlŤne Grimaud is undoubtedly a multi-faceted artist. Her deep dedication to her musical career, both in performances and recordings, is reflected and reciprocally amplified by the scope and depth of her environmental and literary pursuits.†


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"Good integration" happens every day in different areas around the country, either as a unified response to a tragic event, in the private sphere, or in the successful performance of some ethnic minorities in education and employment.Yet, in some respects, communities are moving apart, pulled or sometimes pushed, by their own choices.
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