Arno Schmidt's The Egghead Republic

Returned after many years to a favourite writer of mine, Arno Schmidt. I first read his 'Egghead Republic' in my youth and am enjoying it very much after all these years. Its subtle humour and complex imagery make it a 20th Century milestone. He's still a much underrated writer and almost unknown outside of German-speaking countries, despite fine translations of many of his works.

Saw Performance by Gyorgy Kurtag in London

Spent a beautiful evening at London's Wigmore Hall watching a performance by Gyorgy Kurtag and his wife Marta. A very private affair with the two playing duets from his Jatekok cycle of games for piano. Before this, Japanese violinist Hiromi Kikuchi treated us to a dazzling display for the UK premiere of Hipartita, a piece for solo violin.
Kurtag has such a sense of space and proportion in his music.